Corrie star sent 'inappropriate' fan mail

Coronation Street actress Tina O’Brien has been sent “inappropriate letters” by a fan, ITV said today.

Security guards at Granada Studios in Manchester became suspicious when a man insisted gifts were passed on to the 20-year-old, who plays Sarah Louise Platt in the soap.

They intercepted the letters before they reached Miss O’Brien, who was told about them by Coronation Street bosses.

The television company contacted Greater Manchester Police, who confirmed today that they were aware of the letters and had offered safety advice.

Coronation Street spokeswoman Alison Sinclair said: “The letters were inappropriate in that they had money and presents in them.

“But it was more to do with the demeanour of the guy who came to deliver them. He was very insistent that Tina got them, but obviously she didn’t.

“Safety has to be paramount and we have to make sure this sort of stuff is intercepted.

“Our security guards are very good and very switched on to this sort of thing and they intercepted the letters.”

Coronation Street and Greater Manchester Police today insisted the letters were not sexually explicit or obscene.