Corrie's Sue Cleaver gets driving ban

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has been banned from the road after pleading guilty to a drink driving charge.

The actress, who plays Weatherfield's Eileen Grimshaw, today confessed that she had used her vehicle while almost twice above the legal alcohol limit.

Appearing at Manchester Magistrates' Court, Cleaver was banned from driving for 17 months and handed a £1,000 fine. She was also ordered to pay £100 costs.

The soap star's ban may be cut by four months if she completes a driving course, the Manchester Evening News reports.

Cleaver received her drink driving charge on March 29 after being stopped by police when her Landrover Freelander clipped a kerb.

Her screen son Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw) was also fined by Manchester Magistrates' Court this week after admitting that he left the scene of a car crash in October.