How Stephanie Davis overcame adversity and turned her life around as she joins Coronation Street cast

2023-05-16

Congratulations are in order forStephanie Davis who is set to join the cast ofCoronation Street later this summer.

Having risen to fame thanks to her role as Sinead O’Connor on Channel 4’sHollyoaks, it’s all change for Stephanie as she heads to Weatherfield where she’ll be playing Courtney Vance as part of a steamy affair storyline.

Speaking of the new venture, 30 year old Stephanie explained: “Growing up I have always watched and loved the show, so to be part of the biggest TV soap in Britain, which is in the hearts and homes of so many people, is an honour.”

So, as Stephanie prepares to appear on our screens later in July, let’s take a peek at how she has overcome adversity and turned her life around…

Talent show success

Back in 2010, the soap star got her first slice of showbiz when she appeared on the BBC One talent show Over the Rainbow in which she competed for the chance to star as Dorothy in the Wizard of Oz.

Despite being eliminated in the fifth week, Stephanie’s career went from strength-to-strength when she secured a role on Hollyoaks that same year. After being involved in a series of dramatic storylines, the mum-of-one departed the show in 2019.

CBB romance

But it was during her time on the soap that Stephanie also entered the Celebrity Big Brother house where she met former partner Jeremy McConnell in 2016.

The couple entered a relationship and their son Caben was born in 2017 and Jeremy took a paternity test on This Morning which proved that he was the boy's father.

The pair got back together following the test results,but things became violent and Jeremy was found guilty of assaulting her.

Overcoming adversity

Speaking to OK! about that period in her life, Stephanie said: “I gave birth on my own, I was suicidal while pregnant, it was horrendous. When I was giving birth, I was having a panic attack in the labour room.”

The experience left Stephanie feeling worse andshe claims that almost “drank herself to death” and went to rehab to help her overcome a drinking problem.

Stephanie is now completely teetotal, even quitting cigarettes, in a bid to turn her life around for her son.

Adult autism diagnosis

In 2019,the actress was diagnosed with high-functioning autism (HFA) and has said that the diagnosis finally helped her accept herself.

During an exclusive interview with OK! , she said: “When I got the diagnosis, I didn’t really understand what it meant, but as soon as I did my research I was like, ‘Whoa, that is me.’

“Everything jumped out and it made me feel more at ease because I felt, ‘It’s not just me.’ It made me accept myself for the first time and start to look forward. It was the biggest relief.”

Stalking ordeal

Stephaniehas opened up about her experience being stalked after a stalker left her feeling like she was in a “living horror film”.

“I was constantly having panic attacks, I couldn't sleep. Every time I heard a noise I was literally up, panicking, I kept checking on. Caben,” she said during an appearance on This Morning.

“If he was in a different room to me, in my mum's house, I kept going in panicking, imagining that he wasn't there, going through those motions. Honestly, it was horrendous.”

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