

Coronation Street star Sue Devaney has revealed that sheâs âmaking the mostâ of playing Debbie Webster, who was diagnosed with dementia in emotional scenes last year.
Debbie is one of the ITV soapâs most beloved characters and one that harks back to the Corrie of old, so news that the character would be written out saw fans launch a campaign to try and save her.
The storyline in question kicked off last year, with Debbie absolutely devastated to receive her diagnosis as star Sue delivered some of her finest work to date.
Debbie isnât going anywhere just yet and with the storyline a long-running one it is thought that she will be on the show for quite some time.
Earlier this year, she proved pivotal to the long-awaited Corriedale crossover, which saw Coronation Street join forces with Emmerdale for the first time ever.
Debbieâs dementia was used by twisted brother Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard), who was driving the car that crashed into a minibus with Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) â who died in the tragedy â trapped inside and thus the hotelier was sent to prison.
But after months of torment, she was finally released in April, with upcoming scenes seeing her cut ruthless son Carl off for good after he once again tries to get his hands on her hotel.
Star Sue has certainly had plenty of great material to get her teeth into over the past year but, with Debbieâs condition progressing, the actress revealed that she is relishing every minute.
âI think when an actor gets to a certain age they think: âThis is quite nice. I can go home every night, I can have my tea, Iâm not living out of a suitcaseâ, she said of her role on the cobbles.
âAnd itâs nice to have a regular wage, because as an actor you never know whatâs next. So as you get older you think âThis is quite nice.â But if itâs not to be, itâs not to be.

The beloved soap icon told BANG Showbiz: âItâs only in soap where you think, âIâve got a job for a while.â But we never know when itâs going to come to an end, or the character is going to be killed off, so you just have to make the most of it.â
Sue also revealed that she doesnât yet know what her final scenes will entail and that she âdoesnât likeâ to know as sheâs enjoying getting the scripts and âplaying alongâ with it.


