role as Eileen with a TV Now award for 'Favourite Female Soap Star'. Sue Cleaver has revealed that she received letters of complaint from viewers when Eileen was shown to have a one-night stand with a boilerman: "I had so many letters of complaint about the one night stand she had with the boiler man. People said she wouldn't do that. She bloody well would! She's got two kids, she's been around the block a bit." In 2009, Digital Spy editor Kris Green praised Sue Cleaver's part in the Julie/ Paula/ Colin reveal when he stated; 'The outstanding performances from Katy Cavanagh (Julie) and Sharon Duce (Paula) mixed with Street legend Barbara Knox (Rita) and the still criminally underused Sue Cleaver (Eileen) make for compelling viewing' Sarah Ellis of Inside Soap'' opined that "poor" Eileen should join a convent because all of her romances end badly. References External links Eileen Grimshaw at itv.com Coronation Street characters Television characters introduced in 2000 Fictional factory workers Fictional machinists Fictional bartenders Female characters in television Crossover characters in television