Tracy Shaw admits to drug-taking past
Actress Tracy Shaw has become the latest Coronation Street favourite to admit to taking cocaine while working on the soap opera, according to a newspaper report.
In an interview that coincides with her exit from the Street, the 29-year-old told the Sun: "I was wrapped up in being a socialite. I was trying to do what everybody else does because I was new to this business."
Shaw said she began dabbling with the drug while dating singer Darren Day, who spoke about his drug habit on I'm A Celebrity Get Me Out Of Here.
The Corrie crimper said: "At first I didn't realise Darren was doing it. He did a lot of it behind my back.
"I did coke because Darren did it - and that was it really. I would never go back and it isn't a nice experience."
The actress said farewell to the Coronation Street cast after seven years on the soap at her leaving party on Friday.
Other Corrie stars who have admitted to taking cocaine include Charlie Lawson, who played wife-beater Jim McDonald on the show.
Shaw told the Sun that she never witnessed any other Coronation Street cast members taking the drug.
A spokesperson from Coronation Street was not available for comment.
Shaw told the newspaper that her eating disorders "resurfaced" during her drug-taking period. She has not touched the drug for six years, she added.
