who did michelle keegan play in coronation street
Tina McIntyre
title: Michelle Connor text: Michelle Connor Michelle Connor is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera, "Coronation Street", portrayed by former Hear'Say singer, Kym Marsh. The character first appeared on-screen during the episode airing on 3 April 2006. Marsh took maternity leave in January 2011, and the character returned on 3 November 2011. Michelle's storylines have included a serious relationship with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), discovering that her son had been swapped at birth, the death of her eldest brother Paul (Sean Gallagher) in 2007, and the murder of her other brother Liam (Rob James-Collier) in 2008. Other storylines have focused on title: Michelle Keegan text: Patrick's RC High School in Eccles near Manchester, and later the Manchester School of Acting. She worked at Selfridges in the Trafford Centre, and as a check-in agent at Manchester Airport. In late 2007, in only her second audition, Keegan was offered the part of Tina McIntyre in "Coronation Street", and accepted the role, beating around 900 other people who auditioned. She decided to leave the show after six years in 2013 and Tina was killed off, making her last appearance on 2 June 2014. Throughout her time on the show, Keegan's character Tina featured in many high-profile storylines. In title: Michelle Connor text: body, Leanne sees the commotion after coming back from Tracy Barlow and Steve’s wedding, gets out of her taxi however Ronan reverses and hits her with his car too, before crashing the car himself. The character of Michelle was first created as a cameo appearance for singer/actress Kym Marsh with the possibility of returning. She was later signed up to return on a more permanent basis. Of the decision to become a regular on the show, Marsh said: "If anybody had told me I'd end up starring in Coronation Street one day, I'd have laughed and told them to shut title: Tina McIntyre text: portrayed on screen, soap bosses and viewers were impressed with the character and actress Michelle Keegan which resulted in her character becoming a permanent fixture. She has worked in low-skilled jobs such as the Kabin and as a barmaid. Her main links in "Coronation Street" were initially with the Platt family. Auditions were held for the part of the character and Michelle Keegan received a call from her agent telling her she had been offered the part, the initial audition being only her second for any part. She was called to a meeting with producer Steve Frost, he was immediately title: Kym Marsh text: "The X Factor" final. She presented for Alexandra Burke in North London, Burke's home town. Burke went on to win the show. Marsh joined the cast of "Coronation Street", playing Michelle Connor from 3 April 2006 onwards. For her role on the show she has subsequently received Newcomer awards at the 2007 British Soap Awards and the 2007 National Television Awards, among others. Becoming a regular character, her storylines have included a serious relationship with Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), discovering that her son had been swapped at birth, the death of her eldest brother Paul (Sean Gallagher) and the murder