Soaps

Corrie army plot to reflect real-life struggles

Published Friday, May 14 2010, 16:02 BST | By Kris Green
Coronation Street actress Debbie Rush has revealed that the Windass's army storyline is far from over and will continue to reflect the difficulties faced by real-life families.

On screen, Rush's character Anna and her screen husband Eddie (Steve Huison) recently saw their son Gary (Mikey North) sign up for basic training, before going AWOL for a short period.

Speaking to Digital Spy on the red carpet at this year's British Soap Awards, Rush said: "The army [story]'s going to play out a little bit longer yet... and we're really going to stick to the truth and hopefully it will portray a lot of what's going on in the country at the moment."

Meanwhile, of the Windass adoption storyline, she added: "Fundamentally Anna is a real mum and now Gary's gone, she's found a little bit of room in her nest... she was so good with Chesney... I don't know if they get to [adopt] or not, we have to wait and see."

Click 'play' on the console below to watch the full interview.


The British Soap Awards air on Wednesday, May 19 at 7.30pm on ITV1.

Additional reporting by Chris Allen
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