Catherine Tyldesley forced to correct embarrassed interviewer amid Coronation Street GAFFE
CATHERINE TYLDESLEY had to remind a This Morning star that she had left Coronation Street during an interview at the Soap Awards, it has emerged.
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Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley was forced to explain she had left the show
Big Brother’s Bit on the Side presenter Anna Williamson has admitted that she made a huge blunder during an interview with the Coronation Street actress.
The presenter, who rose to fame on the GMTV children’s TV show Toonattik between 2005 and 2010, made her confession to Express.co.uk.
The awkward incident saw Anna bring up the character’s latest storyline – despite the 34-year-old having left the show months earlier.
But, despite the cringe-worthy moment, it appears that the ITV soap star was very forgiving as she cleared up the confusion.
Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley was forced to explain she had left the show
This Morning agony aunt Anna Williamson admitted she was embarrassed about the blunder
Catherine, who has portrayed Eva Price since 2011, took a seven-month break after having her first child back in 2015.
The actress returned to screens in September that year, but announced in December that she would be leaving the award-winning soap in the coming months.
In an exclusive interview, Anna recalled: “I was interviewing Catherine Tyldseley from Corrie at the Soap Awards a couple of years ago.
“I launched into this whole intro speech about what her latest storyline was on Corrie and then, bless her, she very diplomatically and kindly replied: ‘Um, you do know I left six months ago.’”
Coronation Street actress Catherine Tyldesley left the show for seven months back in 2015
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Big Brother's Bit on the Side presenter Anna Williamson recalled the awkward incident
I was so embarrassed – talk about faux pas! That is my flipping job.
Anna continued: “I was so embarrassed – talk about faux pas! That is my flipping job.
“I didn’t even try to blag my way out of that one.”
The agony aunt, also recounted an embarrassing moment from filming Big Brother’s Bit On The Side while she was pregnant last year.
The mother-of-one, who welcomed her son Vincenzo George back in September, revealed that she had struggled to control herself while starring alongside Rylan Clark-Neal.
Anna Williamson presents Big Brother's Bit on the Side with Rylan Clark-Neal
She said: “I was very heavily pregnant and, let’s just say, I was at the point of pregnancy where I really couldn’t really keep my flatulence to myself anymore - any pregnant mum will tell you that.
“So I was sitting on the couch next to Rylan with my legs wide apart with a massive baby bump - and basically trumping my way through the interview.”(sic)
Luckily, the Celebrity Ghost Hunting host didn’t bring up the topic with a mortified Anna – who remains convinced that the star was oblivious to the gassy incident.
She added: “I think had he heard he would have absolutely called me out on it!”
Coronation Street continues tonight on ITV at 7.30pm.
Breaking Mum and Dad: The Insider’s Guide to Parenting Anxiety by Anna Williamson is published by Green Tree on March 8, £12.99.