Coronation Street’s Lisa Swain has had her fair share of drama and heartbreak on the cobbles, and the same can also be said for actress Vicky Myers’ real life
Coronation Street’s Vicky Myers has had to deal with her own heartbreak over the years away from the ITV soap.
Actress Vicky shot to fame playing DS Lisa Swain, who made her first appearance in 2021 to assist with the Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) rape case.
Since then, the copper has become a major part of the Coronation Street cast and a firm favourite with the show’s loyal legion of viewers. She has also played a part in several big storylines, including the recent Corriedale episode.
From uncovering murders and putting villains behind bars, to even becoming a murder suspect herself, Lisa’s time in Weatherfield has not been short of drama.
What’s more, Lisa, who shares a daughter, Betsy (Sydney Martin), with her ex-wife Becky (Amy Cudden), has also found love again with soap legend Carla Connor (Alison King).
However, the pair’s love story hasn’t been plain sailing, as Becky has recently managed to come between Lisa and Carla. And following the catastrophic Corriedale episode this week, Becky finally got her comeuppance when she was arrested for her crimes.
However, fans hoping to see Carla and Lisa reunite were left heartbroken as things are still not good between the pair. In Thursday’s episode (January 8), Lisa shared a heart-to-heart with Kit Green (Jacob Roberts) about her relationship with Carla.
Away from the soap, though, Lisa actress Vicky has had to deal with her own share of heartbreak. In 2010, her life was turned upside down when she became a single mum. Just a few months later, doctors noticed a suspicious mark by chance while she was taking her nephew for a medical check-up.
Doctors ended up finding out she had skin cancer, and her ex-partner helped take care of their daughter, Meghan, while she got better from reconstructive surgery.
Talking to the Mirror in 2024, Vicky reflected on the difficult years and said: “I don’t know if it’s my previous medical history, but I am so proud to be here and just to be living each day to the full.
“When my husband and I split up, I was quite down, bitter and vengeful, and when I was told I had [cancer], I remember thinking, ‘If this is it for me, I’ve missed out on all this time with my daughter, and I haven’t really been the best person that I wanted to be.’
“The diagnosis re-centred me and made me focus on what is really important and what makes me happy. Now, every time I go into work and see the Coronation Street sign, it’s quite overwhelming.”
Source: Mirror
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