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Corrie star Vicky Myers' heartbreaking life - from skin cancer diagnosis to financial struggles


EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street actress Vicky Myers, who plays detective Lisa Swain on the ITV soap, has had her fair share of heartbreaking life events away from the cobbles

With 28 years in the acting industry under her belt, Vicky Meyers, who plays no-nonsense detective Lisa Swain on Coronation Street, has had a rollercoaster of a journey. The 48 year old has not only faced financial struggles as a working actress while raising her daughter, whom she had at just 20, but has also battled serious health issues, as OK! Vicky, now single, began her career as an extra on Corrie after calling an agency she found in the Yellow Pages when her daughter Meghan, now 27, was just four months old.

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