Lynsay King
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Lynsay King is a British actress. She played the part of Sarah-Louise Platt in the popular ITV
soap opera
Coronation Street
. She played the part from 1987 to October 1999, when she was replaced by Tina O'Brien
.
Lynsay also had a twin sister named Leah, who played Sarah from February to May 1987. Leah died from cot death
, but her parents agreed that Lynsay could continue playing Sarah.
Since playing Sarah, she has appeared in a documentary entitled The Kids from Coronation Street, speaking of her time in the show. She left the soap at the age of 12 to focus on her schooling and later regretted not doing acting anymore. Lynsay is now very happy working in care, and she claimed she would not change it for the world.
Lynsay returned to acting in 2009, playing the role of Constance Chatterley opposite Gary Beadle
's Mellors in the stage production of Lady Chatterley:Cyber Charades. In this updated version of the classic novel, Constance Chatterley meets and falls in love with a man she meets through Facebook
.
ITV
ITV is the major commercial public service TV network in the United Kingdom. Launched in 1955 under the auspices of the Independent Television Authority to provide competition to the BBC, it is also the oldest commercial network in the UK...
soap opera
Soap opera
A soap opera, sometimes called "soap" for short, is an ongoing, episodic work of dramatic fiction presented in serial format on radio or as television programming. The name soap opera stems from the original dramatic serials broadcast on radio that had soap manufacturers, such as Procter & Gamble,...
Coronation Street
Coronation Street
Coronation Street is a British soap opera set in Weatherfield, a fictional town in Greater Manchester based on Salford. Created by Tony Warren, Coronation Street was first broadcast on 9 December 1960...
. She played the part from 1987 to October 1999, when she was replaced by Tina O'Brien
Tina O'Brien
Tina O'Brien is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Sarah-Louise Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.-Acting career:...
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Lynsay also had a twin sister named Leah, who played Sarah from February to May 1987. Leah died from cot death
Sudden infant death syndrome
Sudden infant death syndrome is marked by the sudden death of an infant that is unexpected by medical history, and remains unexplained after a thorough forensic autopsy and a detailed death scene investigation. An infant is at the highest risk for SIDS during sleep, which is why it is sometimes...
, but her parents agreed that Lynsay could continue playing Sarah.
Since playing Sarah, she has appeared in a documentary entitled The Kids from Coronation Street, speaking of her time in the show. She left the soap at the age of 12 to focus on her schooling and later regretted not doing acting anymore. Lynsay is now very happy working in care, and she claimed she would not change it for the world.
Lynsay returned to acting in 2009, playing the role of Constance Chatterley opposite Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle
Gary Beadle is an English actor, best known for playing Paul Trueman in EastEnders and Gary Barwick in Operation Good Guys....
's Mellors in the stage production of Lady Chatterley:Cyber Charades. In this updated version of the classic novel, Constance Chatterley meets and falls in love with a man she meets through Facebook
Facebook
Facebook is a social networking service and website launched in February 2004, operated and privately owned by Facebook, Inc. , Facebook has more than 800 million active users. Users must register before using the site, after which they may create a personal profile, add other users as...
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