Coronation Street's Brooke Vincent has claimed she would be in a ''young offenders' institute'' if it wasn't for her role in the ITV1 soap
Brooke Vincent would be in a "young offenders' institute " if it wasn't for her role in 'Coronation Street'. The 19-year-old actress - who plays teen lesbian Sophie Webster in the ITV1 soap - first appeared in the show aged 11, and credits it with turning her life around. She said: "To be honest if I wasn't in 'Coronation Street' I'd probably be in a young offenders institute." Brooke - who has been involved in a number of hard-hitting storylines with on-screen girlfriend Sacha Parkinson (Sian Powers) - is thrilled to be given such a controversial role in the soap, as it has made people realise she is no longer a child. She added to Now magazine: "I still feel like one of the new girls, so it's great to get a storyline that means I've… (more)