O'Brien: 'I'm lucky I wasn't killed off'

Former Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien has admitted that she is grateful to the soap's producers for not killing her character off.

The 26-year-old actress quit her role as Sarah Platt in 2007 after more than seven years in the part. Viewers saw Sarah bowing out of Weatherfield to start a new life in Italy with her daughter Bethany.

O'Brien went on to welcome the arrival of her first child Scarlett in October last year and has since focused on life as a stay-at-home mum.

Discussing her Weatherfield exit, she told the Manchester Evening News: "It's really strange, because my character is supposed to have left the show, but even though she has gone they've kept the feeling there that she is obviously still a family member."
  
She continued: "With regards to me, I feel very lucky that they didn't kill Sarah off and there is always that possibility of going back. But now that I'm a mum and I'm enjoying that part of my life right now, I don't really know how that would fit in to me at the moment.
  
"But I'd never say never, and also there is going to be a point when I would like to get back to acting again."

O'Brien recently spoke out to dismiss rumours that Sarah would return at Christmas.