A Coronation Street actress has confessed she auditioned for the soap a whopping FORTY times before finally bagging a part.
revealed Corrie was such a dream job that she opted to audition for various roles at any given opportunity.
Coronation Street actress Sally Carman had to audition more than FORTY times before landing role as AbiCredit: Splash
She has played Abi for nine years on the soapCredit: ITV
Speaking exclusively to The Sun at the , Sally admitted it took a total of 40 initial auditions and more than 10 screen-tests before she was finally awarded the part of Abi Franklin.
The actress said: “I auditioned easily more than 40 times over the years for different parts.
“And I have had about 10 screen tests for different characters.
“You have to audition for Corrie – no one is special and there is no way around it.”
Sally later revealed she had a call from her agent to inform her she had been offered eight episodes of the soap as Abi.
But her family initially had reservations suggesting that appearing in an eight episode bit-part would harm her chance of becoming a Street regular.
Sally recalled: “I was at my mum and dad’s and a call came through from my agent saying ‘do you want to do eight episodes of .
“My dad was telling me how eight episodes would discount me for a proper role but you know, when you know.
“I was like I’m going to do it and it has just turned into something amazing.”
Adding of how she has found remaining at the heart of Coronation Street nine years later as well as shooting down rumours of alleged tensions behind-the-scenes.
She opened up about her time on the show to The SunCredit: Splash
She has become one of the Street’s most popular facesCredit: ITV
Sally revealed: “I’ve got to say, it is the best place I’ve ever worked with all the jobs I’ve ever done.
“It’s always a really lovely environment. There’s never any stress or hassle as far as I’m aware and I am in the thick of it.
“We are a close-knit bunch, of course, the hours are so long and you work so hard and you end up spending more time with your Corrie family than you do at home.
“Our casting producer bears in mind both if you are right for the part and what your temperament is.”
Furthermore, Sally revealed it is very rare she encounters a soap newcomer that she instantly does not like.
She added: “Our casting team just get it right. I mean, every now and again, someone joins and you get someone who is a bit like, ‘oh hello, here they are’, but it is very rare.”
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