CORONATION Street legend Sue Devaney has broken her silence on being unexpectedly axed from the soap.
Fans of the soap opera were left shocked and devastated when it was revealed that bosses had taken the decision to kill Sue’s character of Debbie Webster off.
Sue Devaney has broken her silence on being axed from Coronation Street
She told The Sun she has no plans to leave the show before discovering she was being killed off
Fans were left horrified when the news was first revealed
was informed by show bosses that they would be writing Debbie out as part of a long-running storyline.
And whilst fans have lauded her incredible performance in the heart-wrenching storyline, petitions were created in order to save Debbie with the character having become one of the most popular characters in Weatherfield of all time.
Now, in an exclusive interview with The Sun at the National Television Awards, Sue has revealed she did not have any intentions to leave and was finally starting to feel settled on the show before chiefs cruelly swung their axe.
Sue told us: “The thing with life is you end up thinking one thing and then it pulls you another way.
“I was quite happy at Corrie as I’d just got married last year and I knew I didn’t want to go on tour and do all that sort of stuff anymore and at Corrie I’m with all my mates.
“This was the next closest thing to a normal job.
“So I loved being here for that but then Kate the producer did come and say ‘look we’ve got this storyline’.”
Despite not being in her sights to leave, Sue took it in her stride, telling us: “I had to think, ‘I’m an actor and I want to act’.
“And this the became a perfect opportunity to really do that.”
Sue also revealed she had been touched by all the supportive comments when it was confirmed she would eventually be leaving the soap.
The actress admitted to The Sun that she was overwhelmed by the response but took comfort in the huge reaction.
Sue said: “I felt so overjoyed as it meant that I’d been doing something right.
“I’ve put all my mums-isms into Debbie and all of her unique sayings so that has been so special to see people go, ‘oh we love that northern Debbie.
“She is hard-hitting and it has been so lovely to see the audience have taken to her.”
Whilst Debbie has been diagnosed with dementia on-screen, bosses are planning to make the plot one of their longest-running ones ever with Sue expected to remain on screen until at least 2027.
Sue’s portrayal has already seen her bag an NTA nomination as she found herself competing for the prize of Serial Drama Performance at last night’s ceremony.
She lost out to of with the BBC rival scooping two awards.
Sue said she was overwhelmed by the fan support amid the shock decision
Debbie has become a Coronation Street legend
