Coronation Street legend SLAMS ‘bullying’ Corrie boss who ‘forced her’ to shave her hair in shock rant amid soap crisis
A CORONATION Street legend has slammed a “bullying” Corrie boss who she claims “forced her” to shave her hair off.
The actress, 56, took to social media to take aim at the soap, claiming she was left “heartbroken”.
Vicky Entwistle – who joined Coronation Street as Janice Battersby in 1997 – lashed out in a now deleted tweet.
The actress’ comments come as the Corrie cast crisis deepens on the hit ITV soap, with many of the top stars leaving the show.
Vicky posted a tweet where she claimed the soap made her shave her head for a storyline about nits.
The 2005 plot saw the character Sean Tully shave off Janice’s locks after she was concerned about having lice.
Actress Vicky now claims she was “bullied” into shaving her head and how it left her “heartbroken”
Taking to X/Twitter, she posted a throwback picture of herself with her shaved head together with her husband, Andrew Chapman.
She then wrote: “Flash back to the world!!
“A massive TV company bullied me to shave my head! I was heartbroken.
“When I landed on our front door in tears this man was one step ahead of me.
“After mopping up my sniffles he took me to a film premiere and made me own it!! That’s love I guess!
“If I was going to suffer a ridiculous storyline of NITS, then so was he.
“By this time we knew the writers were not only cruel and spiteful but talentless.”
She then went onto blame an unknown boss on the show, before ending the tweet with: “To be fair it lasted another 15 years. Which surprised us both.
“But thankfully it’s on its way out now.”
The Sun has contacted reps for Coronation Street for comment.
It’s not the first time Vicky has hit out at the show.
Last year the actress – who left the soap in 2011 – tweeted: “Everyone thinks it’s a soap opera but actually it’s a tightly gripped cult!!!
“My husband begged me to leave two years before.
“He hated the controlling environment. When I finally left we cried.”
Vicky added: “The freedom was electric.”
In 2022, Vicky furiously claimed she was retiring from acting after a series of unsuccessful auditions.
She said at the time: “Just had a few Zoom auditions. Half of me thinks I’m lucky.. the other half thinks.. any feed back cocky b******s!!”
In another post she said: “It’s just cost me £80 in petrol.
“Most of the time they don’t even acknowledge you even turned up!!
“The respect has flown from this industry! I gonna retire!”
Corrie cash crisis: shock exits for 2025
ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap.
This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.
Colson Smith – Craig Tinker
The character of Craig Tinker has been axed by bosses after 14 years. After he was told of the news in Autumn 2024, Colson Smith confirmed that would be written out of the show with scenes to air later this year. Craig’s on-screen mum, Beth Tinker, also left the show in the summer when actress Lisa George was written out from the role.
Sue Cleaver – Eileen Grimshaw
After 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw, former I’m A Celebrity campmate Sue Cleaver will quit the show. The Sun on Sunday reported in January that she’s already begun to film her exit scenes. However the character will not be killed off in case Sue opts to make a return in the future.
Luca Toolan – Mason Radcliffe
Bosses decided to axe the teenage character after just 16 months after he first joined the show. Recent scenes saw Mason stabbed by his criminal brothers after his pal Dylan brought a knife in an attempt to defend him.
Sue Devaney – Debbie Webster
In November 2024, we revealed that Debbie Webster is set to be killed off after 40 years on the cobbles. The character will die as part of a heartbreaking long-running dementia storyline.
Charlotte Jordan – Daisy Midgeley
The actress became the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month. We revealed that she will bow out of the ITV soap later this year after four years on-screen. Charlotte told sources that she’s hungry to see what other opportunities await.
Shelley King – Yasmeen Metcalfe
The actress has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and we revealed in January that she finished filming her final scenes. This follows the departure of her on-screen partner Stu Carpenter.