Coronation Street actress Katie McGlynn has branded cervical screening age limits “ridiculous” as her character is rocked by a cancer diagnosis. Sinead Tinker, played by McGlynn, will struggle to decide whether to tell partner Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) she may have cervical cancer as he organises a surprise wedding for the couple, in episodes to be screened from Monday. Routine cervical screening tests are available for women aged 25 to 64 in the UK, meaning McGlynn’s character would have been too young to have ever had one. McGlynn said: “It was just heartbreaking when I was talking to him, I couldn’t get over it. It’s just a gamble.”She added: “For Sinead, her only goal in life is to have a family with Daniel.

Source: Irish Examiner October 06, 2018 23:03 UTC