Marsh: 'I won't be attacked like Hewson'

Kym Marsh has said that she would never be attacked at Coronation Street like Sherrie Hewson was.

Hewson recently revealed details of an attack at the hands of an unnamed but "well-known" co-star when her autobiography was serialised by a national newspaper.

Writing in New magazine, Marsh - Michelle Connor in the ITV soap - claimed that she scares her co-stars more than they scare her.

"I read last week that Sherrie Hewson was attacked by a co-star during her time on Corrie," she wrote. "I don't know Sherrie, but it's a frightening thing to happen to anybody in any job.

"Mind you, no one would dare do that to me - I scare them more than they scare me!"

She explained: "I was doing a night shoot once and a gang of drunken lads were shouting racist comments at a colleague through the gates. I barged over and put them in their place.

"Julie Hesmondhalgh, who plays Hayley Cropper, says, 'If there's trouble, all you need is Kym Marsh with you. She's 'ard!'"