Sally Ann Matthews left Coronation Street this week after years of playing Jenny Bradley but the actress has already landed a new TV role
Coronation Street’s Sally Ann Matthews has confirmed her next TV role following her soap exit.
Sally was just a teenager when she joined the long-running ITV soap way back in 1986, as Jenny Bradley, now Connor. She portrayed Jenny until 1991 and made a brief comeback in 1993, before returning full-time in 2015.
And over the years, Jenny has been involved in some big storylines. From her failed relationships to shock baby kidnap, her time in Weatherfield was not short of drama.
This year though, it was announced that Sally had quit the programme, nearly 40 years since she first walked onto the cobbles.
In an emotional Instagram post, the actress said: “I was supposed to stay for five months but ended up doing an extra ten years because I loved it so much!
“It’s time, though, to play those parts I always hoped I would when I’d grown up.’ Thanks Trafford Wharf Rd for the memories and endless laughter.”
And over on the soap this week, Sally’s exit scenes aired, with Jenny saying her goodbyes for a new life abroad in Spain after a dramatic few months in Weatherfield.
But now, Sally has confirmed she’s already landed a TV gig on rival channel BBC. Talking on Conversation Street, Sally shared what is coming up for her now that she has quit the soap.
She confirmed: “I did Celebrity Mastermind!”When asked what her specialist subject was, Sally replied: “I can’t tell you, I’m not allowed to tell you.”
Talking about her decision to appear on the BBC show, she explained: “I don’t do anything like that, but I did it for a particular charity so that’s why I agreed to do it.” As well as Celebrity Mastermind, Sally also shared: “I’ve had a really lovely audition for a new drama.”
Despite being best known for playing Jenny on Coronation Street, Sally has appeared in other TV shows over the years, including The Catherine Tate Show and Emmerdale, where she played Sandra Biggs from 2005 to 2006.
Sally also addressed her “low-key” exit and explained: “I know people have said, because I’ve seen it already today on Twitter, people going: ‘Oh she should have had a bigger exit.'”
However, Sally insisted: “I loved Jenny’s exit”, adding that she wanted it to be ‘low-key’, she continued: “Yeah, yeah, completely. And it’s also, they don’t do exit stories anymore, unless you’re going to die.”
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX
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