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Coronation Street star Kate Ford has revealed that she suffers from obsessive-compulsive disorder. The Tracy Barlow actress admitted that her anxiety problem had been "really bad" before her relationship with husband Jon Connerty. Interviewed in today's Mirror newspaper, Ford divulged: "In my 20s I did have really bad Ocd - I'd check things continually. "I could check the oven 20 times before going to bed and all the sockets had to be turned off. It's like your brain gets stuck in a loop. I do still have a bit of Ocd. "When I'm in Manchester I do this thing on the phone with Jon every single night, where I go through a check-list of things he needs to do before he goes to bed. "I say, 'Have you checked the oven's off? Have you checked you've locked the back door? Is the car locked? Is the intercom (more)...
- 10/9/2012
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
Kate Ford is staying on 'Coronation Street' after being promised a series of blockbuster storylines. The 34-year-old actress was to set to quit her role as Weatherfield super-bitch Tracy Barlow to spend more time with her three-year-old son Otis and husband Jon Connerty, who live London while she films the ITV soap in Manchester. Panicked bosses decided they didn't want to lose Kate as well as Katherine Kelly - who plays Tracy's rival Becky McDonald and is leaving at Christmas - and so decided to pull out all the stops to get the brunette star to stay on, including revealing their plans...
- 8/27/2011
- Virgin Media - TV
Kate Ford is staying on 'Coronation Street' after being promised a series of blockbuster storylines. The 34-year-old actress was to set to quit her role as Weatherfield super-bitch Tracy Barlow to spend more time with her three-year-old son Otis and husband Jon Connerty, who live London while she films the ITV soap in Manchester. Panicked bosses decided they didn't want to lose Kate as well as Katherine Kelly - who plays Tracy's rival Becky McDonald and is leaving at Christmas - and so decided to pull out all the stops to get the brunette star to stay on, including revealing their plans...
- 8/25/2011
- Virgin Media - TV
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Kate Ford has revealed that she will not allow her young son to watch her Coronation Street return. The actress will be back on screen as twisted Tracy Barlow next month after finalising a Weatherfield comeback deal at the beginning of the year. Ford was last seen in the role of Tracy in 2007. Since then, she and husband Jon Connerty have welcomed the arrival of their first child Otis, who turns 2 in June. Speaking to New magazine, the star explained: "When Jon's away and we Skype each other, (more)...
- 4/27/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
Kate Ford was worried about returning to 'Coronation Street' because she didn't want to leave her son. The actress' jailbird character Tracy Barlow will be seen manipulating Gail McIntyre in prison in the coming weeks, and although she is excited about returning for a major storyline she worries how 22-month-old Otis will cope without her. Kate - who is married to TV producer Jon Connerty - said: ''Anyone who has a baby and spends time at home knows you lose confidence a bit. ''Luckily, Otis started going to nursery about two months before I started back at Corrie, so I was used to ..
- 4/27/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
Kate Ford was ''terrified'' of returning to 'Coronation Street'. The actress - who is set to reprise her role as murderess Tracy Barlow three years after her departure - admits she had got so used to spending time at home with husband Jon Connerty and their son Otis, two, that going back to work was a daunting prospect. She said: ''When you've been at home with a baby, you're so used to spending time one-on-one that going back to work is really terrifying. ''As anyone who has had a baby and spent time at home knows, you lose your confidence a bit. But it's ..
- 4/22/2010
- Virgin Media - TV
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Coronation Street star Kate Ford has admitted that she lost confidence in her acting abilities during her break from television. The 33-year-old put her TV career on hold in 2008 in order to concentrate on motherhood. She and husband Jon Connerty welcomed the arrival of their first child Otis in June of that year. In an interview with the Manchester Evening News, Ford confessed that she was "absolutely terrified" when she ended her break last year to film an episode of BBC drama Missing. She has since signed up for a comeback as Weatherfield superbitch Tracy Barlow and beaten her nerves. Ford explained: "When you've been at home with a baby, you lose your confidence a bit. Now I'm very excited to be back. I know everybody at Coronation Street - it was so (more)...
- 4/22/2010
- by By Daniel Kilkelly
- Digital Spy
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