Coronation Street's Rebecca Ryan said she is 'hated' since taking on the role of scorn woman Lydia Chambers in the ITV soap.
The character was introduced to bring trouble to the door of her ex Adam Barlow and the manipulative character will depart as the storyline reaches an exciting conclusion later this month.
Actress Rebecca was aware when she joined as villain Lydia last year that it wouldn't be a regular role, and that her storyline would come to an epic end.