Remember Her? Try Not To Choke When You See Her Now

Tina O'Brien is back on Coronation Street. She's back in another big plot on Coronation Street. The actress is known for playing Sarah Barlow in the ITV soap but didn't join until her daughter was 12. The character was first played by Leah and Lynsay King in 1987 when Sarah was born to Gail Platt and Brian Tilsley. Sarah and Nick were adopted by Martin Platt when he married Gail in 1991. Lynsay stayed in the role until Sarah was 12 when Tina joined the cast at 16. She has faced many hard-hitting storylines, including giving birth at 13, being kidnapped by her stepfather, and losing her son. More recently, viewers watched her have an affair and suffer a miscarriage. He's in jail and broke up with Sarah. After paying her daughter's recently returned groomer, Nathan Curtis, she'll soon take matters into her own hands and try to get him for Lauren Bolton's murder. Tina recently said she's enjoying her role in the big storyline, which began in February when teenager Lauren, played by Cait Fitton, disappeared. "Yes, initially, Sarah was not involved in the Lauren storyline. But when Nathan resurfaced, it brought her into it. "I want to find Lauren, know if she's alive or dead, and find out if it was Nathan." "I enjoyed being part of it." Sarah has been on Coronation Street for a long time, so viewers have seen her grow up on screen. But it wasn't somewhere other than Coronation Street where her career started. Before Tina played Sarah Platt on Corrie, she played Claire in Children's Ward on CITV in 1997. She joined the soap in 1999, and her character was in a shock pregnancy storyline at 12. She gave birth to Bethany. Tina, now 40, left the role in 2008. She said she left because... "This has been a hard decision." I love playing Sarah and have had seven-and-a-half great years in Coronation Street, but I want to see what else is out there for me as an actress. She also starred in other shows, most notably as Bex Fisher in the BBC One school-based drama series Waterloo Road. She also appeared in other shows, including Casualty, Doctors, Blue Murder, and Clocking Off, before returning to Coronation Street in 2015. In 2021, she told The Mirror, "I got a three-month contract and was hoping to stay." "I feel lucky to be part of such an amazing family." Tina was in a relationship with Ryan Thomas from 2003 to 2009. They started dating just after Tina ended a year-long romance with Bruno Langley, who played Todd in Corrie. In 2007, Tina told The Mirror, "It was five months later when I got together with Ryan. I was worried about it as he's Bruno's friend." "We worked hard to ensure no tension between us." Tina and Ryan dated for six years and had a daughter, Scarlett, before they split in 2009. Scarlett is also an actress. Last year, it was announced that the 14-year-old would be in the new Waterloo Road reboot with her uncle, Adam Thomas, and cousin, Teddy Thomas. Adam played Donte Charles again, and Scarlett and Teddy played his kids, Izzy and Tommy. Tina is now married to Adam Crofts. The couple married on New Year's Eve 2018 at the King Street Townhouse in Manchester after having their son Beau four years earlier. Tina was pleased with her husband last year. She shared a lot of happy things about him on social media. The mom of two shared photos and videos of Adam. It showed them on their wedding day, on vacation, and out at night. Tina and her husband Adam (Image: Tina O'Brien Instagram) There were also appearances from Scarlett and Beau when they were younger, including on a Disney trip. "I love Adam so much," Tina said. She added, "It's not his birthday or our wedding anniversary." "Just because." Tina has worked with many of her current and former co-stars. Tina is Emily Walton's godmother. Emily played Sarah's daughter from 2000 to 2007. Lucy Fallon played the role from 2015 to 2017. Last March, Corrie fans also remembered Tina and Ciaran Griffiths from Waterloo Road in 2011. Tina played Rebecca "Bex" Fisher, and Ciaran played Dylan. He made Bex live with him for 18 months, filmed her, and posted the videos online. She eventually went back home. But Dylan couldn't have Bex, so he went after her sister Jess. Tina's real life was also full of drama. Soap bosses gave her a week off work last month after she was caught up in a fight outside her home in Stockport. Police were investigating an assault outside the soap star's home in Bramhall on March 15. The video showed Tina caught in a fight. Police haven't made any arrests. They've finished their investigation. A spokesperson for Tina told The Sun last month that Tina was the victim of an unprovoked attack outside her home.