Coronation Street’s DS Swain star reflects on previous role in soap
She starred in the soap in 1998.
Coronation Street star Vicky Myers has opened up on her previous role in the ITV soap.
Vicky, whose character DS Swain was recently promoted to a regular character after nearly three years of appearing in guest stints, revealed that she worked on Corrie as a “supporting artist” many years ago.
Speaking to TV Times magazine, she said: “I was the nurse when Des Barnes (played by Philip Middlemiss) died in 1998. I was able to watch Denise Welch (who played Des’ wife, Natalie), get into the zone, because obviously she had to cry.
“There’s no amount of money in the world that can buy you that kind of experience.”
On returning to the cobbles, Vicky said: “To come full circle and to work with (Roy Cropper star) David Neilson is really quite something. He’s a wonderful human being and utterly captivating. He makes it easy.”
Swain has recently been investigating Lauren Bolton’s disappearance and believes that the teen was murdered.
Lauren’s former boss at the café, Roy, is the top suspect and last week’s episodes saw him charged and sent to prison on remand.
Vicky knows that Swain is the bad guy in this situation and she told TV Times she “purposely” hasn’t been out due to the fan reaction.
“I’ve had a fair few messages online – warnings of what people might do to me if they see me, which is highly amusing!” she said. “It’s quite lovely and endearing that people are so heavily invested. Roy is a legacy character and he’s well-loved, so it’s quite right they should be jumping to his defence.”
Vicky also shared that she hopes fans will soon see her character’s softer side and revealed that DS Swain’s daughter will be introduced to the soap later this year.
The actor added: “I’m looking forward to what’s coming up and to the viewers getting to know who Swain really is. It’s got to the point where we need to see more. She is the itch I need to scratch!”
