'I'VE HAD TO BE SENSIBLE - SOMEONE WAS ALWAYS WATCHING'

ANGELA GRIFFIN ON GROWING UP IN THE PUBLIC EYE, SHARING TIPS ON MOTHERHOOD WITH HER FAMOUS FRIENDS AND REVISITING HER ROLE AS KIM IN WATERLOO ROAD

She was just a teenager when she first appeared on TV as Fiona Middleton in Coronation Street back in 1992 and Angela Griffin says she can barely remember her life before being on screen.

She tells us, “I don’t really know any different. I’ve never gone in a pub and ordered a drink or gone clubbing without being famous. In those days, 20 million people watched Corrie!

“I’ve always been aware of the fact someone will always be watching, it probably means I’ve been quite sensible and if I do anything, it’s always been behind closed doors!”

Now, the actress is back on the box, reprising her role as Kim Campbell in the return of BBC One school drama Waterloo Road. Following a seven-year hiatus, the show hits our screens on 3 January.

Angela, 46, says she’s thrilled to be back as Kim, who is now headteacher at the famous school. “It’s a really big deal it’s back,” the star says. “Myself, Adam [Thomas] and Katie [Griffiths] are all back, but it feels like a fresh programme. My character Kim has moved on a lot.

“She used to be holistic and not into one-size-fits-all education. But she’s in management and she’s stepped back from being involved with individual children – you’ll find out why later in the series.

“Kym Marsh is also in the new series – she’s so lovely. She was like Superwoman juggling everything with Strictly, filming for Waterloo Road and her family.”