Sarah Lancashire is back in her lead role as Catherine Cawood in the BBC drama Happy Valley. The 58-year-old has had a very successful career - at one point she was the highest-paid TV actress in the UK and has spoken openly about her mental health while in the spotlight.
Sarah famously played Raquel Wolstenhulme in the ITV soap Coronation Street from 1991 to 1996 and again in 2000 and it was her breakthrough role. Despite succeeding on the screen, Sarah was secretly deeply struggling with her mental health and depression.
Speaking to The Scotsman Sarah said she was on medication and considered taking her own life twice. The only people who knew she was struggling were her family as she never told anyone at Coronation Street and continued to show up to work every day.
