Hesmondhalgh 'happy to stay at Corrie'

Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has revealed that she would be happy to stay on the show forever.

The actress, who has played Hayley Cropper for 12 years, admitted that she has no plans to move onto other projects because she is pleased with where she is in life.

According to PA, she said: "The way I feel at the moment I am happy to stay forever. It's not a very good negotiating tool to have it in print that I want to be here till I'm 100 but I do. I'm incredibly happy here.

"I'm not ambitious. I am where I want to be in my life and not many people can say that."

Hesmondhalgh added that she was "circumspect" about the upcoming tram crash, saying: "If it's my time it's my time. But I would very much like to keep on going a bit longer."