Katie McGlynn

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It is a hard few days for Coronation Street fans as you make them to adopt ready to Sinead Osbourne.

The character, who was told she had terminal cancer, dying at the age of 25 years on the screen This Week .

"I'm going to miss it, your quirks, your kindness, your strength. and your weird clothes," Katie Mcglynn , who played the Mama's boy for almost seven years, says BBC Radio 1 news beat.

"We had weeks and weeks of shooting stuff like that is heart wrenching. We were emotionally drained.

"Life is not a fairy tale it is. "

The tragic action comes at a time when cervical cancer-Screening -Rates - a test that checks the health of their cervix to help prevent cancer, are your.

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The First signs of what was in front of us for Katie's character came last year, when Sinead found out she had cervical cancer while she was pregnant. She gave birth to baby Bertie, But was told later, the cancer came back and she has not long To Live .

As heartbreaking as it is for the fans, it seems Sinead could end history, to the effect that the famous cobbles.

"I had a message from a nurse, The Other day," says Katie. "You told me that cervical Screening gone in The Past few weeks, which is amazing.

"she thinks that it is up to this action. So the impact that it has. "

While Katie confesses the departure from the soap was "depressing to watch", she thinks, it makes a larger point about how the lives of Young People can be influenced, affected by cancer.

"the soap should be, shows the Real Life , so that More and More women go for their smear tests," she says.

Coronation Street 's Sinead Osbourne (centre right) with your soap family

It is difficult to prove whether or not Sinead storyline is directly responsible for a potential inclusion in women, the cervical cancer-Screening - better known as the

However, the welfare associations have welcomed the action, raising two issues: health: cervical cancer and cancer during pregnancy.

The latter is what is says Katie hard to get your head around, because they are "the opposite ends of The Spectrum ".

"you are so lucky, create A Life - But you could die. There are only two things you don't necessarily together. "

The Coronation Street writers working with two charities - the Mummy 's Star" and " Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust - to ensure that the depiction of Sinead (and on-screen husband Rob) was authentic.

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they got advice from Pete Wallroth, of the Mummy 's Star, After the death of his wife Mair, who was almost five months pregnant when she discovered a lump on her breast.

He says the scene where Sinead received the news that her cancer had spread, threw him "again seven years with the same conversation with my wife the doctors in the year 2012".

As well as Katie's portrayal of Sinead, Pete is also praise for Rob's floor has duck, plays her partner, Daniel Osbourne .

"Rob's presentation was tremendous. He is already keen to know what it's like to be a single dad overnight and how this is related to the habituation to a new Life .

"It will think, hopefully, people, far beyond the effects of the cancer, especially if you have a Young Family .

"is It to juggle how to manage the ongoing treatment and the surgery with a new parents, and to enjoy try the Family Life . It creates an invisible impact on families, physically and emotionally. "

In your last week on screen, Sinead family her one Last Christmas , cervical cancer: The facts for Emily story

Emily Doyle, 26, found himself in a similar situation to Katie's character, if you have been diagnosed with cervical cancer in the year 2017 - After your first smear.

Even if you are not pregnant when she found out, she was still a young mom of two kids.

"I had really a front for my children. You have To Live with day-to-day and take each day as It Comes . "

she was treated with a in 2018, and her check ups have been clear since.

she thinks Sinead history is a "major storyline", just now, and it is good "for A Soap to emphasize how important it is for a smear test".

she adds: "It is an Eye Opener , especially if you have young children. "

she says that the "Life is not a fairy tale" line is something that touches a chord with many people.

"I had never been any cervical cancer symptoms before I was diagnosed. You never think that it can happen to you. "

Rebecca Shoosmith, head of support services Jo's Cervical Cancer Trust , is calling the story "incredibly moving and poignant."

"The story has led to many conversations about cervical cancer," she says.

"We hope it leads to More and More women are becoming aware of the symptoms and the understanding of The Role of cervical cancer Screening in the fight against the disease. "

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