{"id":31786,"date":"2025-07-29T19:41:09","date_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:41:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/31786\/"},"modified":"2025-07-29T19:41:09","modified_gmt":"2025-07-29T19:41:09","slug":"coronation-street-star-thanks-fans-for-concern-after-undergoing-major-operation-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/31786\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street star thanks fans for concern after undergoing major operation | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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A former Coronation Street<\/a> star has received plenty of love and support from fans after undergoing an operation on her eye.<\/p>\n

Tracie Bennett, who played Sharon Gaskell<\/a> in the ITV<\/a> soap, took to social media<\/a> to share a video after an operation at Moorfields Eye Hospital.<\/p>\n

\u2018Thanks for being lovely everyone and for your concern. I\u2019ll be Reet! Bless ya\u2026really kind of you,\u2019 she wrote in the caption of her Twitter\/X<\/a> post.<\/p>\n

\u2018I just want to say thank you for all your good wishes. It\u2019s really kind of you and I didn\u2019t mean to cause a \u201cthing\u201d, but I\u2019m okay,\u2019 she told her followers in the video itself.<\/p>\n

\u2018Moorfields was just spectacular, the best eye hospital in the world.\u2019<\/p>\n

She went on to joke about the size of her bandage, and how she would have preferred something a bit more showbiz<\/a>, before thanking fans once again and promising she would be well enough for her next venture.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tTracie Bennett has had surgery on her eye (Picture: Ian West\/PA Wire)<\/p>\n

Tracie is set to take on the role of Tallulah Bankhead in The Code at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant this September.<\/p>\n

She is joined by former EastEnders<\/a> star John Partridge<\/a>, who played Christian Clarke in the BBC<\/a> soap. He takes on the role of Billy Haines in the play, which runs until mid October.<\/p>\n

Following her message on social media, fans continued to flood Tracie with suppport.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tTracie played Sharon Gaskell on Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

\u2018Hope you make a speedy recovery. Let them AV IT!\u2019 One fan wrote, referencing one of Sharon Gaskell\u2019s most iconic scenes, which saw her attack Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) with a taser<\/a>.<\/p>\n

\u2018Tracie, feel better! So very sorry\u2026 you\u2019ve got this, champion,\u2019 another fan said, while a third added: \u2018Get well soon!\u2019<\/p>\n

Tracie\u2019s Corrie character Sharon was the aunt of sinister gang leader Harvey Gaskell, and her most recent stint<\/a> on the cobbles saw her doing his dirty work.<\/p>\n

Eventually, she was reported to the police by Rita Tanner, and had to give evidence against Harvey in court.<\/p>\n


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