Sarah Harding is hoping that her four-episode stint in Coronation Street might turn into a long-term role.
The ex-Girls Aloud singer, 33, who starts filming next month, didn’t even have to audition for her role as a new girl who makes life difficult for Tracey Barlow.
Show bosses offered her the part after checking out her previous acting work on YouTube, including her role in the St Trinian’s comedy movies.
Talking about her cobbles role for the first time, Sarah told the Mirror: “I did a bit of charity work there and got chatting.
“They knew I was a fan because I was running around going mental, going, ‘There’s Audrey’s!’ I said I would love to be on it.
“My mum is so thrilled by it. She buys all the soap magazines.
Raised in Surrey before moving north to Stockport, Sarah said at a party at London’s M&M’s World: “I have a bit of a multi-accent… but wait and see what I sound like. I don’t get my script until nearer the time. I can’t wait to see it.”
Meanwhile, Corrie producer Stuart Blackburn has said: “Sarah is proving to be a gifted and exciting actor and I’m absolutely delighted to have her on board, the viewers are in for a treat as her character will be right at the heart of a massive new story for the Barlows.”