November 26th 2024.
Tracie Bennett, the talented former star of Coronation Street, recently went through a terrifying ordeal that landed her in the hospital. The 63-year-old actress took to social media to share her story, along with some gruesome pictures, of how she found herself in A&E with a severely infected finger.
For those who may not remember, Tracie played the role of Sharon Gaskell in 209 episodes of the popular ITV soap between 1982 and 2021. She was first introduced as the foster daughter of Rita and Len Fairclough and quickly caused trouble on the cobbles during her initial nine-month stint. After leaving for a new life in Sheffield, she made a few more appearances on the show, including trying to break up young couple Gail and Brian Tilsley and later taking over The Kabin.
Tracie's most recent return to the show was three years ago when she came back to torment Leanne Battersby, under the orders of her nephew Harvey. In a bizarre turn of events, she even tasered Jenny Connor and helped send Harvey to prison, allowing her to take over his gangster business. However, last week, Tracie shared a much more personal and horrifying experience on her social media.
She first arrived in 1982 as the Fairclough's foster daughter and has since established herself as a well-respected actress with a successful stage career. However, her recent hospitalization with an infected finger has been a nightmare for her. In a post on X, formerly known as Twitter, Tracie shared, "Let's count the hours from now of how long I'll be in A&E with a seriously infected finger. Been on antibiotics since Monday but they haven't worked. Ouch. Haven't slept properly. Hoping it's not long. Torture. Place your bets."
As the hours passed and Tracie became increasingly frustrated with the waiting times at the hospital, she updated her followers, saying, "Being seen. Finally. All a nightmare. An x-ray and now they can't even take blood cos they don't know how or what they're doing? Why? Just lance it? Hours of Agony." Her fans rushed to support her, asking how she got the injury, to which she replied that she was unsure.
Tracie later underwent an operation for her infected finger and was back on the show in 1999. Her loyal fans were relieved to hear that she had made it through the surgery and wished her a speedy recovery. Tracie shared a photo of herself on a hospital bed, jokingly saying that she had gotten her sense of humor back and was even finding joy in the arrow drawn on her finger to indicate where the surgery was needed.
The talented actress also revealed that she was very scared during the whole ordeal and could have lost her finger if she hadn't acted quickly. She urged anyone in a similar situation to go straight to A&E. Aside from her successful career on Coronation Street, Tracie has also appeared in other popular shows such as Shirley Valentine, The Bill, Heartbeat, and Casualty.
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