Former Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver, who famously portrayed Eileen Grimshaw on the ITV soap for a quarter of a century, has disclosed that she’s currently residing in a caravan, just four months after her departure from the show.
In a video filmed from her motorhome and shared on Instagram today (October 2) Sue revealed that she’s been living in her caravan while working away. “Somebody asked me at the theatre last night, ‘Oh were do you stay when you’re… are you in a hotel?’.” she recounted in the clip.
“Well, a lot of actors stay in hotels. They stay in digs, Airbnbs, or in rooms and people’s houses. I’m a bit old for that now,” she elaborated. Sue expressed her preference for having her personal belongings with her wherever she goes.
“I like my things around me, so I bring a bit of my home with me.
“I bring a bit of my home with me, so I can take it to every job I got to.”
Sue then treated viewers to a tour of her caravan. She showcased the snug living area, the double bed, and a compact kitchen, reports the Mirror.
The motorhome also boasts a bathroom complete with a shower.
The former soap actress declared that acquiring the caravan was “the best thing” she’d ever done and invited fans to suggest places she could visit in her motorhome.
“Caravanners of the world unite. It’s the best thing. It’s the best thing we’ve ever done and I absolutely love it. So while I’m on, if anyone knows an good sites that I haven’t been to yet, let me know.”
Sue departed Coronation Street earlier this year following 25 years on the programme.
Discussing her departure, Sue disclosed that she was pleased with how she was written out and wished to explore new opportunities and push beyond her comfort zone.
“I’m delighted with my Coronation Street legacy, they gave me a wonderful send off and the ending that I asked for and I wanted Eileen’s exit to mirror what I feel I’m doing and what I want other women to do – to live fearlessly, don’t let fear hold you back, be who you want to be.
“It’s never too late to try something new, that’s what I wanted for her, this realisation for her to go ‘hang on a minute, I don’t have to stay, I can do something completely different, all it takes is courage.”
She also revealed to journalists that she had made the choice to depart years before filming her final episode.
Sue originally decided to quit when she appeared on I’m A Celebrity in 2022.
“I made the decision to leave when I went and did the jungle, I’d known for a while.”
She mentioned that her concluding scenes were emotionally challenging to complete: “There were moments when I had a little wave of emotion, we filmed the final scene on a Thursday and we went out for dinner and I came back on the Friday to do some other scenes and at the end of that it was really weird feeling, but it felt right.”
