Corrie's Cherylee turning into Izzy

Coronation Street star Cherylee Houston has revealed she is starting to turn into her character Izzy Armstrong.

The Lancashire actress told Inside Soap magazine she has been talking with the feisty factory worker's accent even when she's not working.

Cherylee said: "Bits of me are like Izzy. I seem to be adopting Izzy's accent more and more - dropping my t's and h's!

"I'm a bit more diplomatic than she is, and I don't fly off the handle as fast. She can be quite dogmatic when she gets something between her teeth - she's always ready to bark!"

The soap star is proud to be representing disabled people by playing Izzy in the ITV show.

She said: "I think we get judged so much on people's opinions, which means that we're often misrepresented.

"I'm just showing that we're regular people. Every job you take, you have to get into battle."