{"id":661850,"date":"2026-10-22T07:42:10","date_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:42:10","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/661850\/"},"modified":"2026-10-22T07:42:10","modified_gmt":"2026-10-22T07:42:10","slug":"coronation-street-star-sue-cleaver-reveals-why-she-doesnt-regret-eileen-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/661850\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver reveals why she doesn’t regret Eileen exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

It’s been almost a year and a half since Eileen Grimshaw left Coronation Street, and actor Sue Cleaver is absolutely fine with leaving the character she played for 25 years behind.<\/p>\n

The 63-year-old star told OK!<\/a> that’s all about “having fun” now, stating “no” when asked if she regrets leaving.<\/p>\n

“It was the time for me. I’m at an age in my life where I’m not looking to just work, work, work. I’m having fun. I’ve earned it,” she said.<\/p>\n

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She’s not too far removed from the soap, as her husband Brian Owen still works on Corrie.<\/p>\n

“My husband’s a lighting guy, so I know what’s going on every day,” she explained. “I’m still in touch with my mates from Corrie, so it doesn’t feel very far away.”<\/p>\n

Cleaver was recently announced for a new stage production of Dinnerladies, the Victoria Wood sitcom that she starred in back in the day, and she regularly presents on BBC Radio Manchester.<\/p>\n

Speaking about her new skill, she said: “I learned how to ‘drive the desk’ at 63 \u2013 that’s all the techy bits on a radio show \u2013 which I’m really impressed with. I’m always looking to challenge myself. I think I’ll be an eternal student.”<\/p>\n

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Related: Coronation Street announces shock return for Owen Armstrong after 11 years<\/a> <\/p>\n

The star added that she’d love to show women that they still have plenty to offer, even after they’ve hit “retirement age”.<\/p>\n

She said: “People lose confidence with age. I think we hold ourselves back out of a false self-belief that we’re not good enough.<\/p>\n

“But all it takes is getting out of your comfort zone. Don’t allow your world to be diminished. You’ve got more freedom. Make that world bigger, not smaller.”<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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