stigma of having a child out of wedlock. Thomas, her first child with Hargreaves, was born in 1987; a second son, Matthew, was born in 1989. Two years into her role on Coronation Street Lancashire experienced a 14-month nervous breakdown but did not confide in anyone besides her close family or take any time off work, which in retrospect she deemed "the worst thing [she] could have done. During the worst part of her experience Lancashire described herself as "hysterical at the thought of getting out of bed". Her mother, Hilda, forced her to seek medical assistance for her condition, which Lancashire states "gave me my life back", her twenties having been "a write-off". Lancashire felt her first marriage had also contributed to her unhappiness; in 2001 she stated that though her marriage lasted ten years it "was 10 years longer than it should have done". In 1995 she separated from Hargreaves; the couple would later divorce. She described leaving her marriage as a "cleansing experience" and a "renaissance"; one that enabled her to rediscover her sense of identity. Other steps that Lancashire took to combat her depression included remaining single for five years, attending therapy sessions and taking the anti-depressant drug Paroxetine. In August 2001 Lancashire married television executive Peter Salmon in a low-key ceremony held at Langar Hall, Nottinghamshire. Salmon had proposed to Lancashire in New York during a holiday at Easter 2001. The two had begun a romantic relationship in the summer of 2000, though they had first met several years earlier while she was portraying Raquel on Coronation Street and he was employed by Granada Studios, which produces the soap opera. In March 2003 Lancashire gave birth to her third son, Joseph. Filmography Awards and nominations Lancashire was appointed Officer of the Order of the British Empire (OBE) in the 2017 Birthday Honours for services to drama. References External links 1964 births Living people 20th-century English actresses 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Lancashire Actresses from Oldham Alumni of the Guildhall School of Music and Drama Best Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners Best Supporting Actress BAFTA Award (television) winners British women television directors English film actresses English musical theatre actresses English soap opera actresses English stage actresses English television actresses English television directors English twins Officers of the Order of the British Empire People educated at Oldham Hulme Grammar School WFTV Award winners