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Victoria Johns & Kirsten McStay

Tina O'Brien's Coronation Street co-stars send praise as daughter lands huge TV role

Coronation Street star Tina O'Brien was beaming with pride today as she announced her daughter had landed a TV role.

The actress, who plays Sarah Platt in the ITV soap, revealed that her 13-year-old daughter Scarlett will follow in her mother's footsteps as she has a role on BBC One's Waterloo Road.

Tina herself actually starred in the series from 2010-2011, playing the role of pupil, Bex Fisher.

And the proud mum couldn't contain her excitement as she shared the news on Instagram.

She posted a picture of a smiling Scarlett and the rest of the cast in the filming studio, as reports the Mirror.

Tina captioned the post: "Very excited to finally be able to announce that my gorgeous, lovely, talented Scarlett Thomas will be in the new series of Waterloo Road #proudmum."

The actress' tribute went down a storm with her Corrie colleagues with many congratulating Scarlett on her stunning achievement.

Helen Flanagan, who used to play Rosie Webster on the cobbles, replied with a love emoji.

Catherine Tyldesley, who played Rovers barmaid Eva Price, gushed: "That girl has always been the brightest of stars."

While Lucy Fallon, who starred as Tina's on-screen daughter Bethany on the soap posted a heart emoji.

Scarlett will soon be a big sister as Ryan and former Towie star Lucy Mecklenburgh, 30, have just announced they're expecting a little girl in the spring.

The cast of 2022 (BBC)

The couple already have a son, Roman, two.

"Our baby girl is due in late spring – we can't wait," Lucy told Hello! magazine.

An insider added : "Ryan has a son and a daughter so he isn’t worried about the sex. But Lucy wants a girl to complete family after enjoying being a stepmother to Scarlett."

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