Sue Johnston to join Coronation Street

Sue JohnstonPopular television actress Sue Johnston is to join the cast of ITV soap Coronation Street.

Producers on the Manchester based soap have confirmed that Johnston has been cast in the role of Gloria, the mother of Stella Price (Michelle Collins). The confirmation of Johnston’s role follows press stories linking her to the part in the soap. Producer Phil Collinson said of Johnston’s casting ‘I’m delighted to be welcoming Sue Johnston… she is a national treasure and a stunning actress’

The role of Gloria will not be the first time that Johnston has stepped foot on the cobbles of Weatherfield; back in 1982 the actress had a small part in the Granada soap. However, Johnston’s most famous soap role was that of Shelia Grant in Channel Four soap Brookside a part which made her a household name.

After leaving Brookside in 1989 Johnston went on to star in Medics, Full Stretch, Crime Traveller, My Uncle Silas and more recently The Royle Family, Jam and Jerusalem and Waking the Dead.