A former Coronation Street star has received plenty of love and support from fans after undergoing an operation on her eye.
Tracie Bennett, who played Sharon Gaskell in the ITV soap, took to social media to share a video after an operation at Moorfields Eye Hospital.
‘Thanks for being lovely everyone and for your concern. I’ll be Reet! Bless ya…really kind of you,’ she wrote in the caption of her Twitter/X post.
‘I just want to say thank you for all your good wishes. It’s really kind of you and I didn’t mean to cause a “thing”, but I’m okay,’ she told her followers in the video itself.
‘Moorfields was just spectacular, the best eye hospital in the world.’
She went on to joke about the size of her bandage, and how she would have preferred something a bit more showbiz, before thanking fans once again and promising she would be well enough for her next venture.
Tracie is set to take on the role of Tallulah Bankhead in The Code at the Southwark Playhouse Elephant this September.
She is joined by former EastEnders star John Partridge, who played Christian Clarke in the BBC soap. He takes on the role of Billy Haines in the play, which runs until mid October.
Following her message on social media, fans continued to flood Tracie with suppport.
‘Hope you make a speedy recovery. Let them AV IT!’ One fan wrote, referencing one of Sharon Gaskell’s most iconic scenes, which saw her attack Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) with a taser.
‘Tracie, feel better! So very sorry… you’ve got this, champion,’ another fan said, while a third added: ‘Get well soon!’
Tracie’s Corrie character Sharon was the aunt of sinister gang leader Harvey Gaskell, and her most recent stint on the cobbles saw her doing his dirty work.
Eventually, she was reported to the police by Rita Tanner, and had to give evidence against Harvey in court.
