'Coronation Street' newcomer admits Michelle Collins nerves

Coronation Street newcomer Catherine Tyldesley has admitted that she felt "really nervous" about filming scenes with Michelle Collins as she prepared to make her debut on the soap.

The actress was cast as Collins's on-screen daughter Eva Price earlier this year and the pair made their first appearances on screen last month.

Tyldesley told The Mirror that she was relieved to quickly strike up a bond with Collins, who plays the Rovers Return's new bar manager Stella.

"I was really nervous about working with her because I grew up watching her play Cindy Beale in EastEnders," she explained. "She's absolutely brilliant, though, and we get on like a house on fire. I felt like we clicked straight away."

Tyldesley also expressed excitement about playing Eva, praising her fashion sense and predicting future romance storylines.

"I haven't really played a glamorous character before," she said. "I've always played the sensible one, so it is nice to play somebody that wears a bit of make-up and is trendy most of the time.

"Eva is a bit of a princess. She's an only child, so she's spoilt and gets her own way 99% of the time. She's not bowled over by The Rovers because previously her mum ran a much nicer bar - she's a little bit snobby and thinks the Rovers Return is a bit of a dump.

"She gets bored quite easily and dropped out of university after a year. She's quite savvy and her interests are mainly travel and boys. There's no doubt that she will shake things up quite a bit with the men on the Street."

Tyldesley has previously had roles in Lilies and Emmerdale.

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