Katherine Kelly, who played Coronation Street's gobby hothead Becky McDonald for five years, has left the street to adjust to life back on the theatre stage.
'I've been at the National now for six weeks now and I still don't know where I'm going! It really is the rabbit warren of all rabbit warrens, I tell you.' Kelly told BBC News.
Kelly finished filming for Coronation Street in mid-December, with her final episode airing this week on ITV1.
'I never thought that one character would keep me interested for five years, but she really did. She was like seven characters in one. We got to see the young and fun Becky, we got to see her first proper love affair, we got to see her maternal side, it really was a massive journey. She was so rich and deep.' Kelly said on her character Becky McDonald.
Returning to the stage, the Rada-trained actress is in final rehearsals for Oliver Goldsmith's 18th Century comedy She Stoops to Conquer.
She Stoops to Conquer is the story of mistaken identities involving a wealthy man who seeks to marry off his daughter Kate Hardcastle, played by Kelly.
'She's the heroine of the piece and she's very feisty,' says Kelly. 'She spins the events of the night to work in her favour, and for 1773 that was very forward-thinking of Oliver Goldsmith.'
Exiting the show tonight, Kelly's character will go out in style with a big showdown at Steve and Tracy's wedding.
She Stoops to Conquer begins at the National Theatre on Tuesday 24 January. As part of National Theatre Live, the performance will be broadcast to cinemas all over the UK.
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