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CORRIE actor Kate Ford says she can’t wait for Tracy Barlow to get it on with Rob Donovan – so she can have an affair without harming her real marriage.
Kate — who has been married to TV producer Jon Connerty for five years — also revealed she is often horrified by how “vile” her character can be.
The actress, who commutes from the London home she shares with Jon and son Otis to film in Manchester, told TV Biz: “Tracy has always had a good love life and she likes the fact she can ruffle feathers.
“There is a lot of banter with herself and Rob (played by Marc Baylis) and they end up getting together.
“He reminds her of Charlie Stubbs, whom she used to date — rough and ready.
“I love the romance storylines. I have been married for five years now and so it’s nice. I can have another romance but it’s not real!
“My husband certainly doesn’t mind. In fact, when I get home, we don’t even talk about work. I go straight into mummy mode and I am more likely to ask him what film we are watching or what’s for tea!”
Reflecting on the many men Tracy has slept with — including evil Charlie and Steve McDonald — Kate admitted she has had only one wobble about kissing a co-star.
It came when her character started dating Ryan Connor, played by Sol Heras — who is around ten years her junior.
“I got a bit nervous when it was my last storyline,” she added.
“I was acutely aware of the age difference and I can remember thinking, ‘Oh no, how awful’.
“It was because I felt I was not that young any more, that I was 35, more of a grown-up woman and he was much younger than me.
“But with Rob, at least he is more my age.”
Speaking about the evil side of Tracy, which has won her the accolade of best soap bitch on numerous occasions, Kate added: “She is so vile. Sometimes when she is being really horrid, I ask everyone, ‘Why is Tracy so horrible?’ and they all go, ‘Because she is horrid!’
“It’s as if she is unhappy with her own life and so she is awful to everyone else.
“But I do love playing Tracy and I am always so grateful that I have been given this role.
“I have such a brilliant time on set and there are never any rows because we all have such a laugh.”
In the next few weeks, Tracy’s romance with Underworld co-owner Rob will get steamier and steamier as he offers her a job at the underwear factory — much to the despair of the rest of the Street.
“She loves to p*** everyone off,” said Kate. “She annoys Michelle, she annoys Eva and she likes that.
“Tracy likes men where she doesn’t get bored. As soon as she feels she can walk all over them, then that’s it.”
In real life, the actress is the complete opposite to the character she has played on and off for the past ten years.
A doting mum and wife, she said one of the reasons why she loves her job so much is because she can still spend plenty of time with her family.
She said: “Sometimes I am on set five days a week, sometimes only two days and that means I get to see my son a lot.
“I feel lucky because I am often able to go and get him from school.
“I love being a mum and it has changed me in the sense that I am not now constantly looking for the next thing. I am really happy.”
So would she ever want to leave the Weatherfield cobbles behind?
Kate, who took time out in 2007 to pursue other projects and have her son before returning in 2010, said there were definitely no plans at present.
“I really like it on Corrie,” she said.
“We all have a special bond because we all know what it is like to work on the soap.
“We are always laughing on set and so no, I don’t have any plans to leave.” As for whether she’d follow her friend and co-star Samia Ghadie on to Dancing On Ice or Anthony Cotton on I’m A Celebrity, it’s a “no way” from Kate.
“I can’t dance and I definitely don’t want to go in the jungle,” she said.
“Even on a group holiday, I have to get away at times to have my own space.
“I am more than happy playing Tracy Barlow right now... ”
And would she like Tracy to turn over a new leaf and live happily ever after?
“I will leave the writers to come up with the storylines for Tracy,” she added.
“But I do think she could stay with anybody — so long as they let her behave a little bit badly.
“The reason why she stayed with Charlie is because she couldn’t walk all over him .
“But who knows what will happen with Tracy in the future?”
(c) The Sun
Tracy Barlow will be brutally attacked after becoming a driver for Underworld, in an upcoming storyline.
In scenes to be aired next month, Tracy (Kate Ford) is furious when Underworld boss Carla Connor (Alison King) forces her to stand in as a driver because Kirk Sutherland is unwell.
The two women end up having a massive row as Tracy believes her new job is beneath her. Tracy will eventually agree to the job after she is threatened with the sack.
However, she then becomes the victim of a shock attack after a group of thugs ambush her van and steal its contents, according to the Daily Star.
She manages to make her way back to the factory where her boyfriend Rob Donovan (Marc Baylis) is stunned to see her bruised and battered and urges her to call the police.
Tracy's attack sparks a massive row between Rob and Carla, who believes her brother may be behind it all as payback for a previous fight.
so she is brutally attacked yet makes her way back to the factory just with a few bruises no doubt which she does herself knowing her
Tracy's attack sparks a massive row between Rob and Carla, who believes her brother may be behind it all as payback for a previous fight.
Who's brother ? rob is carla's brother is he not ?
Tracy's attack sparks a massive row between Rob and Carla, who believes her brother may be behind it all as payback for a previous fight.
Who's brother ? rob is carla's brother is he not ?
Yes, Rob is Carla' brother
One of the greatest villains that Coronation Street has ever seen is up to her old tricks again.
But rather than murder anyone, Tracy Barlow turns her hand to wheeling and dealing as she attempts to sell some knocked off underwear and lingerie material.
The Manchester based femme fatale has obviously learned nothing from her time behind bars as she tries to flog the goods which she stole from her bosses at Underworld.
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Dodgy dealings: Tracy Barlow tries to sell off some stolen underwear to a shifty looking buyer in Coronation Street
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Checking out the goods: Tracy made sure her buyer was not wearing a police wire
Tracy, played by actress Kate Ford, can be seen on the cobbled streets of Weatherfield meeting up with a shifty looking character.
The brunette haired beauty makes small talk with the prospective buyer before showing him the goods that are on offer.
Having secured a Underworld delivery van, Tracy dangerously arranges to meet the bald headed man down a quiet backstreet.
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Off the back of a lorry: Tracy showed her goods to the man as they haggled for a price
Cutting a deal: Tracy, played by Kate Ford didn't seem as confident the further along the scene went
It appears that at first her streetwise attitude will help her secure the deal as she asks the man to show her that he isn't wearing a police wire.
However, her mood changes once the dodgy guy has seen the underwear in the back of her van.
A worried and distressed looking Tracy leans back against the front of her van as the man skulks past her menacingly.
It was also revealed recently that Tracy is to experience further misery when she gets brutally attacked by some thugs.
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Hold your horses: A worried and distressed looking Tracy leans back against the front of her van as the man skulks past her menacingly
Beat down: Tracy is in for a tough time as she also gets attacked by thugs in Corrie who steal the goods from her van
After having a furious row with Underworld boss Carla Connor, Tracy drives off in the van to make some deliveries.
But, while out on the run her van is stopped and she is ambushed by a group of men who beat her up and steal the contents.
One of the greatest villains that Coronation Street has ever seen is up to her old tricks again.
But rather than murder anyone, Tracy Barlow turns her hand to wheeling and dealing as she attempts to sell some knocked off underwear and lingerie material.
The Manchester based femme fatale has obviously learned nothing from her time behind bars as she tries to flog the goods which she stole from her bosses at Underworld.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...61_634x590.jpg
Dodgy dealings: Tracy Barlow tries to sell off some stolen underwear to a shifty looking buyer in Coronation Street
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...30_634x787.jpg
Checking out the goods: Tracy made sure her buyer was not wearing a police wire
Tracy, played by actress Kate Ford, can be seen on the cobbled streets of Weatherfield meeting up with a shifty looking character.
The brunette haired beauty makes small talk with the prospective buyer before showing him the goods that are on offer.
Having secured a Underworld delivery van, Tracy dangerously arranges to meet the bald headed man down a quiet backstreet.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...22_634x660.jpg
Off the back of a lorry: Tracy showed her goods to the man as they haggled for a price
Cutting a deal: Tracy, played by Kate Ford didn't seem as confident the further along the scene went
It appears that at first her streetwise attitude will help her secure the deal as she asks the man to show her that he isn't wearing a police wire.
However, her mood changes once the dodgy guy has seen the underwear in the back of her van.
A worried and distressed looking Tracy leans back against the front of her van as the man skulks past her menacingly.
It was also revealed recently that Tracy is to experience further misery when she gets brutally attacked by some thugs.
http://i.dailymail.co.uk/i/pix/2013/...94_634x842.jpg
Hold your horses: A worried and distressed looking Tracy leans back against the front of her van as the man skulks past her menacingly
Beat down: Tracy is in for a tough time as she also gets attacked by thugs in Corrie who steal the goods from her van
After having a furious row with Underworld boss Carla Connor, Tracy drives off in the van to make some deliveries.
But, while out on the run her van is stopped and she is ambushed by a group of men who beat her up and steal the contents.