Corrie's Hayley praises DVD experience

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Coronation Street star Julie Hesmondhalgh has described her recent DVD spinoff opportunity as "a real luxury".

The 39-year-old actress, who plays Hayley Cropper on the Weatherfield soap, teamed up with her screen husband David Nielson (Roy) and fan favourite Katherine Kelly (Becky McDonald) for the one-off Romanian feature earlier this year.

Reflecting on the project, Hesmondhalgh told PA: "It was a lovely experience in terms of being able to do something with a beginning and middle and an end - and it's a real luxury for us at Corrie because it's just a big machine that carries on rolling."

She continued: "It was lovely to start something and finish it and have a big party at the end and then have it in a box and go 'we made this movie and we did it together'."

Hesmondhalgh also assured fans that she does not have any "lofty ambitions" to crack Hollywood in the aftermath of the project.

The DVD sees Hayley and Roy jetting off to Romania for a wedding. While in the Eastern European country, they are surprised to stumble across Becky.

> Kat Kelly 'forced to wear Becky's outfits'