Unlike the no-nonsense Eileen she plays on Coronation Street, Sue Cleaver has revealed that she has a lot of insecurities and many stem from being taken advantage of when she was a teenager

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver revealed she had an abortion age 17 after getting pregnant by a man twice her age. The Eileen Grimshaw actress, 61, recalled the ordeal in a new interview ahead of the publication of her memoir A Work in Progress.

Coronation Street's Eileen Grimshaw is the ultimate soap matriarch, but actress Sue Cleaver has opened up on her own 'tragic' teenage years - from being a rebellious schoolgirl to falling for a man tw

On the cobbles of Coronation Street Eileen Grimshaw is known as a straight-talker who doesn’t suffer fools gladly. Whether she’s brawling in the street with Gail Platt or putting people in their place in the Rovers Return,

As Sue Cleaver prepares to return to Coronation Street after a break over the summer, she's opening up about the secret shame that has haunted her for decades

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver has opened up about her tragic teenage years and the difficult experiences she went through before finding fame on the cobbles

In 1986, when she was 23, Sue landed a minor role in the play Oedipus at Manchester's Royal Exchange Theatre. However, her co-star Michael N Harbour was taken aback when he first saw her, exclaiming to the stage manager: "Oh my God,

Adopted Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver found her birth mother through an uncanny coincidence with a co-star - which led her to uncover a secret link with Helen Worth. Even Eileen Grimshaw doesn't have this

Renowned for her no-nonsense portrayal of Eileen Grimshaw on the cobbles of Coronation Street, where shes' seen tussling with Gail Platt and holding her own in the Rovers Return, it's hard to believe that Sue Cleaver,

Many family members have shared the cobbles over the years - but fans were shocked to learn that a mother and son duo appeared on the ITV soap and they are iconic