‘It’s not to be’: Coronation Street’s Sue Devaney didn’t want to leave Debbie role

Debbie received her dementia diagnosis early last year (Picture: ITV) Coronation Street star Sue Devaney has revealed that she’s ‘making the most’ of playing Debbie Webster, who was diagnosed with dementia in emotional scenes last year. Debbie is one of the ITV soap’s most beloved characters and one that harks back to the Corrie of old, so news that the character would be written out saw fans launch a campaign to try and save her. The storyline in question kicked off last year, with Debbie absolutely devastated to receive her diagnosis as star Sue delivered some of her finest work to date. Debbie isn’t going anywhere just yet and with the storyline a long-running one it is thought that she will be on the show for quite some time. Earlier this year, she proved pivotal to the long-awaited Corriedale crossover, which saw Coronation Street join forces with Emmerdale for the first time ever. Debbie’s dementia was used by twisted brother Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard), who was driving the car that crashed into a minibus with Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) – who died in the tragedy – trapped inside and thus the hotelier was sent to prison. But after months of torment, she was finally released in April, with upcoming scenes seeing her cut ruthless son Carl off for good after he once again tries to get his hands on her hotel. To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Star Sue has certainly had plenty of great material to get her teeth into over the past year but, with Debbie’s condition progressing, the actress revealed that she is relishing every minute. ‘I think when an actor gets to a certain age they think: “This is quite nice. I can go home every night, I can have my tea, I’m not living out of a suitcase”, she said of her role on the cobbles. All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as it's finally all over for Megan and Carl Coronation Street's top secret court filming may have confirmed who is about to die Megan's last vile act as she steals Will from Weatherfield in exit plot  ‘And it’s nice to have a regular wage, because as an actor you never know what’s next. So as you get older you think “This is quite nice.” But if it’s not to be, it’s not to be. Debbie was recently sent to prison (Picture: ITV) The beloved soap icon told BANG Showbiz: ‘It’s only in soap where you think, “I’ve got a job for a while.” But we never know when it’s going to come to an end, or the character is going to be killed off, so you just have to make the most of it.’ Sue also revealed that she doesn’t yet know what her final scenes will entail and that she ‘doesn’t like’ to know as she’s enjoying getting the scripts and ‘playing along’ with it. Don't miss a Soaps scoop! Add us as a Preferred Source As a loyal Metro Soaps reader, we want to make sure you never miss our articles when searching for stories. We have all the latest soaps news, spoilers, videos, and interviews, with a vibrant community of highly engaged readers. Click the button below and tick Metro.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search. Add us as a Preferred Source Now you can ensure you never miss a story from the Soaps team Coronation Street airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1 or stream from 7am on ITV1 and ITVX. If you’ve got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us soaps@metro.co.uk – we’d love to hear from you. Join the community by leaving a comment below and stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage. Arrow MORE: Carl exiled for good by disgusted Debbie in Coronation Street – but he hasn’t finished yet Arrow MORE: All Coronation Street spoilers for next week as it’s finally all over for Megan and Carl amid death twist Arrow MORE: Kevin and Ronnie hatch plan to get rid of Carl for good amid Coronation Street murder story Comment now Comments Add Metro as a Preferred Source on Google Add as preferred source The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.

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