Corrie’s Catherine Tydesley slams body shamers who accuse her of having ‘big fat legs’

She sure told them

Catherine Tydelsey

by Marianna Manson |
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Former Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley took to Instagram to defend herself after a cruel troll took aim at her body, saying she had “big fat legs”.

The actress, who played Eva Price from 2011 to 2018, hit back at a keyboard warrior in a sassy video where she insisted, “this sh-t don’t wobble”.

"It's not often your Auntie Cath gets trolled, I'm very lucky like that. I've got lots of wonderful, positive people in my life,” she said.

"You do get the occasional twonk, so to the guy yesterday who said I had 'big fat legs', babes, I've been training these legs for seven years. This s--t don't wobble, and I guarantee I could deadlift or squat your entire body weight, my love."

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Billy and David meet up in Victoria Gardens and Billy confesses he's worried Paul is taking on too much with the charity helpline.

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With Paul's ordeal involving Kel still recent, Billy thinks talking to abuse victims could be triggering but David thinks volunteer work could help him.

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Elsewhere, a conflicted Nick confides in Gail about his secret son. Gail urges him to tell Leanne but Nick is adamant it's not the right time and it will only hurt her.

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At the hospital, Leanne and Steve meet with a mediator to fight for Oliver's case but the doctor insists there's nothing they can do for him.

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Leanne is furious that the hospital abandoned them and vows to do everything she can for Oliver - including taking the doctors to court.

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But taking the legal route will cost thousands, and Steve returns to his plans to sell his businesses to raise the cash for a trial.

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But Tracy puts her foot down and refuses to allow Steve to throw away their future on a court case they're probably not going to win.

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Back at the hospital, Leanne is holding vigil by Olivers bedside but is furious that Nick seems distracted by his phone and demands to know who he's texting.

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Feeling he has no choice, Nick finally comes clean to Leanne about Natasha coming forward to tell him he has a nine-year-old son.

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Leanne demands that Nick summon them to the hospital. When Sam and Natasha arrive, will their meeting be as bad as Nick feared?

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Elsewhere, Tim and Sally are determined to have a low-key wedding and only invite Faye, Abi and Gail to the celebrations.

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But despite their best efforts, Faye accidentally lets slip to Geoff about their upcoming nuptials. Faye apologises to Sally, who pretends it's no big deal.

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Later on, Tim pays a visit to his dad to tell him he's not welcome at the wedding and warns him to stay away on the day.

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A hurt Geoff begs Tim to let him come to the wedding but Tim isn't backing down, telling him he's lost his family and only has himself to blame.

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The day of the ceremony arrives and as the party piles into the car, a suited and booted Geoff shows up. Abi takes matters into her own hands.

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Newly husband and wife (again), Sally and Tim head from the registry office to the Bistro for their reception. But when a police officer turns up, Tim worries his dad might have been meddling.

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Meanwhile, Alya goes to visit Yasmeen in prison to deliver the good news that her request to appeal has been granted, but Yasmeen isn't enthused.

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Yasmeen admits that the thought of going back to court terrifies her. But even worse, that she feels safe from Geoff in prison and doesn't want to leave.

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Johnny learns that Dev's shop has been robbed and when he spots Scott handing Emma a wad of cash for Oliver, he's immediately suspicious.

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"So things just got really awkward, really fast, didn't they? God bless ya, darling. Find the light, come on."

Catherine has been open in the past about dropping from a size 22 to a svelte ten over ten years ago, telling Closer in 2018 “Basically I was greedy and lazy.

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Catherine recorded a sassy video takedown ©Instagram

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“I was very unfit too and got to the point where I couldn’t walk up the stairs without getting out of breath and I didn’t want to go and get undressed in changing rooms.”

Speaking of the turning point, she said, “I’d gone for the lead female role and the producers told me I’d always be the comedy character - ‘the fat, funny one’. I was super unfit, so they did me a favour in the long run. It was a big wake up call.

“I started cutting down what I was eating massively. Slowly, I lost five stone over the course of a year. I didn’t do anything stupid because I had already tried all the faddy diets and nothing was sustainable for life. So I did it in a healthy way.”

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