Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent has encouraged women to get their smear test as she went for screening during Cervical Cancer Prevention Week.
The Sophie Webster actress headed to Pall Mall Medical on King Street for her test.
And afterwards the 29-year-old star from Audenshaw told about her experience on her Instagram Stories.
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"It was so quick and easy. I didn't feel uncomfortable. The nurse was lovely," the mum-of-two said.
One in three women and people with a cervix don't attend cervical screening according to cervical cancer charity Jo'c Cervical Cancer Trust.
Coronation Street screened an awareness raising storyline when in 2018 Sinead Osbourne, played by Katie McGlynn, was diagnosed with cervical cancer.
The character, who passed away on the show in October 2019, was diagnosed when she was pregnant and temporarily stopped her treatment as she was worried it would harm her unborn child.
She discovered that her cancer was terminal on her wedding day in September 2019 after it had spread to her lymph nodes and her liver.
In the soap Sinead was informed she couldn't have had cervical screening because she was told she was too young at 24.
Sinead's story prompted calls from viewers to lower the age for cervical screening.
Coronation Street worked closely with charities Mummy’s Star, the charity dedicated to women and their families affected by cancer during pregnancy, and Jo’s Cervical Cancer Trust on the storyline to ensure accuracy.
Cervical screening checks the health of the cervix, the opening to the womb, and is a test to help prevent cancer.
All women and people with a cervix aged 25 to 64 should be invited by letter.
During the screening appointment, a small sample of cells are taken from the cervix using a soft brush.
Brooke's character left the famous cobbles to go travelling in October 2019 and the door was left open for her character to return.
Brooke welcomed her first son Mexx Vincent on October 23 2019 and on May 4 last year Brooke gave birth to her second son Monroe with her partner Kean Bryan.
Brooke is currently enjoying spending time being mum to her two boys and has admitted to not quite knowing when she'll come back to Corrie.
"I’m just being a mum and getting myself back and trying to get us into a routine and focusing on them," she told the Daily Star in August.
"It’s kind of a decision that we made as a family and it’s just nice to have that special time with them without having major distractions of what’s been going on."
Anyone with questions or need support with results can visit jostrust.org.uk
