Drink drive charge for Corrie actress

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has been charged with drink driving, according to reports.

The actress, who plays Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV1 soap, is said to have failed a breath test after being stopped by police when her Landrover Freelander clipped a kerb. It is thought that the incident took place in Northenden, Manchester in the early hours of yesterday morning.

Reports suggest that Cleaver was granted bail and is due to appear before magistrates on April 14.

A Coronation Street spokesperson said: "This is private and a police matter."

Meanwhile, a Weatherfield source told The Mirror: "Despite what has happened there is still a lot of sympathy for her because she is so well liked by just about everyone connected with the show.

"But she realises the seriousness of the situation she finds herself in and just wants to get it over and done with."

Cleaver's screen son Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw) is also due to appear in court next month to answer driving charges of his own.