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'Coronation Street' Georgia May Foote wants Rovers Return role

Published Tuesday, Apr 3 2012, 08:28 BST | By Daniel Kilkelly | 8 comments

Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote has revealed that she would love her character Katy Armstrong to land a job at the Rovers Return in the future.

The actress said that she wants Katy to play a more prominent role on the cobbles as she continues to grow up in Weatherfield.

Izzy finally gets hold of Katy and the pair meet. As Izzy tries to convince her to come home, Katy admits she is missing Chesney and Joseph but is too worried she can't cope

Foote told the Daily Star of future storylines: "I would love one like Alison King's. She's been brilliant. Something to get my teeth into would be good, and maybe a bit more glamorous, too.

"And I would love Katy to have a job behind the bar in The Rovers. I've worked in a bar so I love that sort of atmosphere and the banter you get from the customers. She's a bit young at the moment, so maybe just collecting glasses.

"The Rovers Return is gossip central. Everything seems to culminate there. I would really like to be in the thick of the action."

16-year-old Katy welcomed the arrival of a baby boy named Joseph at Christmas, but struggled to cope with her new responsibilities in the first few weeks of this year.

Katy remembers that she must pay the rent before the bank closes, and, on realising that Joseph is finally asleep, considers leaving him on his own to get to the bank

Chesney arrives home and takes charge of looking after Joseph, but when Katy returns, he has fallen asleep whilst food is cooking, showing how much of a struggle parenting is proving for them

Foote commented: "The post-natal depression storyline has been hard and I found the filming very intense. It was quite good because it only ran over a couple of weeks, but I did end up locking myself away until I went on set.

"The Corrie green room is so lively, so if I was to go in there before a scene I couldn't switch to being sad and crying my eyes out on set. I would hide away until the last minute. Post-natal depression happens to so many people, so the pressure to get it right was huge.

"I was going home after a day's filming and feeling really tired and with a headache from the stress of it all. I can't imagine how hard it must be in real life."

Coronation Street airs Mondays, Thursdays and Fridays on ITV1.

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