Post by sootycat on Jul 13, 2008 11:53:01 GMT
From DS
Alison King has admitted that she initially struggled with her role as Coronation Street's superbitch Carla Connor.
The actress revealed that she has only just started enjoying playing Carla, who has spiced up the Street with her man-eating ways since she joined the show in 2006.
Following the death of her husband Paul Connor, who was played by Sean Gallagher, Carla has moved on to his brother Liam (Rob James Collier) and businessman Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien).
"I was uncomfortable playing a constant bitch at first. I'm getting into it now but I'm not as nasty or as cocky as Carla," Alison told the Sunday Mail. "She's bloody horrible to anyone she perceives to be a rival. I couldn't be like that.
"It is quite funny, though. I've got this hard glare I keep giving Rob but it puts him off his lines. He says he can't do them because I'm being horrible to him."
King confirmed that she was unsure about her future with the ITV1 soap after Gallagher decided to quit his role as Paul in 2007.
"Sean's departure was a shock but I'd been in the business for 10 years and you learn to write these things off as being out of your hands. I didn't expect to stay and I didn't expect to go," she explained. "All you can do is try your hardest to knock the socks off with the storylines you get given.
"I've learned that you are only as interesting as your storyline so you have to give the writers and producers something to do and show you can do different things. I ended up with a great storyline out of it so it can work in your favour."
For someone who is struggling.........she is doing a great job. She has some brilliant one liners. ;D
Alison King has admitted that she initially struggled with her role as Coronation Street's superbitch Carla Connor.
The actress revealed that she has only just started enjoying playing Carla, who has spiced up the Street with her man-eating ways since she joined the show in 2006.
Following the death of her husband Paul Connor, who was played by Sean Gallagher, Carla has moved on to his brother Liam (Rob James Collier) and businessman Tony Gordon (Gray O'Brien).
"I was uncomfortable playing a constant bitch at first. I'm getting into it now but I'm not as nasty or as cocky as Carla," Alison told the Sunday Mail. "She's bloody horrible to anyone she perceives to be a rival. I couldn't be like that.
"It is quite funny, though. I've got this hard glare I keep giving Rob but it puts him off his lines. He says he can't do them because I'm being horrible to him."
King confirmed that she was unsure about her future with the ITV1 soap after Gallagher decided to quit his role as Paul in 2007.
"Sean's departure was a shock but I'd been in the business for 10 years and you learn to write these things off as being out of your hands. I didn't expect to stay and I didn't expect to go," she explained. "All you can do is try your hardest to knock the socks off with the storylines you get given.
"I've learned that you are only as interesting as your storyline so you have to give the writers and producers something to do and show you can do different things. I ended up with a great storyline out of it so it can work in your favour."
For someone who is struggling.........she is doing a great job. She has some brilliant one liners. ;D
