Shobna Gulati has confessed she is enjoying being herself again, after leaving Coronation Street, but doesn't miss her character Sunita.
The 46-year-old, who left the ITV soap in a blaze of glory as her alter-ego Sunita Alahan fights for life after being caught in the Rovers Return fire, was proud of her dramatic exit from the show.
"Sunita isn't me, but she is a loved character and because Coronation Street is so loved, people mistake reality and fantasy quite a lot. So it's nice to be Shobna now. It's quite liberating. I'll miss the show, but not Sunita," she told The Daily Star.
Shobna added: "I was happy with the way I left. How can you not be? It was an amazing exit. It was phenomenal on Twitter. I trended, well Sunita did."
The actress has swapped Coronation Street for the studio, as a member of the Loose Women panel.
"I just love being a Loose Woman! I feel liberated. I have been a guest panellist on the show a few times in the past and loved it so it is so lovely to join the team," she said.
She joked: "I've got my Corrie colours. Drinking? The Loose Women are small fry compared to what I'm used to."
