CORONATION Street fans were left stunned by DS Swain star’s surprising real-life connection to Peter Andre.
DS Swain actress Vicky Myers has a shock link to the pop icon years before her Weatherfield debut.
Vicky joined the ITV soap in 2021 as DS Lisa Swain[/caption]
Lisa Swain has been solving crimes on the cobbles since she arrived in Coronation Street back in 2021.
Her storylines have included her the murder investigation of Joel Deering, her daughter Betsy’s boyfriend Mason getting stabbed, and reinvestigating her late partner Becky’s murder.
She has also embarked on a new lesbian romance with the feisty businesswoman Carla Connor (Alison King) after finally giving in to her feelings.
But before joining Coronation Street, Vicky had other TV roles in Ackley Bridge, Casualty, The Long Shadow in 2023, and BBC One’s Age Before Beauty alongside Emmerdale’s Lisa Riley.
However, soap fans were left stunned by her unexpected connection with the Australian singer Peter Andre.
In 2015, Vicky starred in an Iceland advert with the Mysterious Girl singer and seen flirting with him.
Corrie fans are buzzing as they shared the unearthed clip on social media.
One wrote: “Crying.”
Another added: “My mind is actually blown.”
And a third penned: “As if that’s Lisa from Corrie!”
Away from the ITV soap, Vicky is a mother to her teenage daughter Meghan.
However, her life turned into a real-life soap after she separated from her husband and was diagnosed with cancer in 2010.
She previously said: “I don’t know if it’s my previous medical history, but I am so proud to be here and just to be living each day to the full.
“When my husband and I split up, I was quite down, bitter and vengeful, and when I was told I had [cancer], I remember thinking, ‘If this is it for me, I’ve missed out on all this time with my daughter and I haven’t really been the best person that I wanted to be.’
Best soap affair love triangles
LOVE triangles are a fundamental part of soap-land, but which ones have become the most iconic?
EASTENDERS
Bradley/Stacey/Max: Stacey Slater began an affair with boyfriend Bradley Branning’s dad Max in 2007.
Despite their romps, Stacey still married Bradley, but their deceit came out in an iconic Christmas Day episode that year.
Grant/Sharon/Phil: Heading even further back in Walford history, EastEnders fans were gripped in the 90s as Sharon Watts had a one-night stand with her brother-in-law Phil Mitchell.
Sharon confided in best friend Michelle Fowler – not realising it was caught on tape – and her husband Grant eventually found out and played it in front of everyone at the Queen Vic.
Syed/Amira/Christian: Syed Masood was engaged to Amira before realising he had feelings for another man, Christian, which he confessed to him on his wedding day.
A devout Muslim, Syed refused to admit his true sexuality and went ahead and married Amira anyway, but when they returned, the two men started an affair before being caught in the act by Amira.
CORONATION STREET
Shelley/Peter/Lucy: Peter Barlow took the concept of a love triangle and ran with it in Coronation Street – extending it to bigamy.
He was in a relationship with Shelley Unwin but started dating Lucy Richards, and quickly married her after she fell pregnant with his son, Simon.
But it didn’t stop him also marrying Shelley, but he was eventually caught when Lucy turned up in Weatherfield and the two women confronted him.
Ken/Deidre/Mike: Back in 1982, Deirdre Barlow started sleeping with her husband’s nemesis Mike Baldwin in secret, before confessing all a year later.
When Mike turned up at the marital home, Deirdre was being throttled by her husband who then kicked her out, but years later they reconciled.
Maria/Aidan/Eva: In 2017, Aidan Connor started sleeping with girlfriend Eva Price’s best friend, Maria Connor.
Eva eventually found out and she decided to take revenge by faking a pregnancy, spending his money and planned to confront him on their wedding day.
But she had a change of heart when a remorseful Aidan confessed, and decided to marry him anyway, only for Maria to arrive and expose her fake pregnancy.
EMMERDALE
Ross/Debbie/Pete: Debbie Dingle found herself torn between two brothers, Ross and Pete Barton in 2015 in Emmerdale.
She eventually decided to marry Pete but yet again, a soap wedding day was ruined when the groom learned of his bride’s betrayal via a recording played at the wedding.
Chrissie/Robert/Aaron: Robert Sugden was married to Chrissie White and all seemed well – until he began a steamy affair with Aaron Dingle.
Robert’s ex Katie Sugden almost exposed the affair – but fell to her death before she had the chance.
However, a guilty Aaron eventually cracked and told Chrissie about the affair – after which she announced it to the whole pub.
“The diagnosis re-centred me and made me focus on what is really important and what makes me happy.
“Now, every time I go into work and see the Coronation Street sign, it’s quite overwhelming.”
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and on ITVX from 7am.
Can Carla pull through her kidney transplant?[/caption]
Can Lisa and Betsy get justice for Becky?[/caption]
