OHMYGOSSIP — Sarah Platt’s oven storyline was inspired by the real life of a Corrie boss.
Tina O’Brien plays Underworld PA Sarah Platt on the ITV soap was her character was not pleased to be given a cooker by her husband Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) for her birthday -and now the 38-year-old actress has revealed it was based on a real-life incident involving a mystery office worker at the studios.
The 38-year-old actress told The Mirror: “Someone at our office did that for their wife, and that’s how it ended up in the story. Obviously, it wasn’t well received. I’m not going to mention names. It didn’t go down very well. I won’t say who. Personally, I wouldn’t like a home appliance. On the show, Sаrаh thinks to herself, ‘He got me аn oven for my birthday, which is not very romantic.”
The former ‘Waterloo Road’ actress also shared that someone once gave her the same “tea-making machine” they have at the ‘Corrie’ studios and hinted she was not too impressed.
She continued: “I once received a tea-making machine, the same as the one at work. They said, ‘Look, you can have the same tea at home’. I thought, ‘Oh no!’.”
Despite their marital problems, Tina and her on-screen husband are having, he isn’t thought to be going anywhere soon.
Earlier this month, an anonymous source shared that Corrie bossies were “thrilled” to have the 36-year-old actor renew his contract earlier this month.
They said: “Sam is a huge talent and bosses are thrilled he’s signed a new contract. He’s got some explosive storylines coming up with Adam facing losing everything because of his deranged ex Lydia.”