NEW DIRECTION Former Coronation Street star reveals new career that’s worlds away from Weatherfield – 18 years after leaving soap
She recently appeared in EastEnders
ONE former star of Coronation Street has revealed a massive career shift away from the cobbles.
She last appeared in the long running ITV serial drama in 2007 and has not been seen on the soap since.
Samantha Seager first appeared appeared on Coronation Street 18 years ago as part of the Morton familyCredit: Alamy
Samantha Seager, 50, first appeared in Coronation Street over fifteen years ago.
In January 2007, she made her Weatherfield debut as Jodie Morton, the new owner of Diggory Compton’s old bakery.
She appeared on the street alongside her father Jerry (Michael Starke) and her grandfather, Wilf (Rodney Litchfield).
Now though, she has put the spotlight behind her as she embarked on her new adventure.
Taking to Instagram, she posted a stunning picture onto her story where she announced some huge career news.
Samantha was beaming as she was pictured standing in what looks like a luxury hotel in an exotic holiday location.
As the sun set behind her, she looked fresh faced as her brunette locks were left in a natural state.
The former actress wore a paisley patterned teal blue dress as she captioned the snap: “I’m a qualified yoga teacher!!!”
Humorous moments on the ITV soap came when Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) attempted to flirt with her and she labelled him as “cheesy”.
Throughout her time on the show, her character was engulfed in a feud with Cilla Battersby-Brown (Wendi Peters) who worked at the rival chip shop.
They enjoyed their arguments, especially when Cilla stated that Jodie had the body of her father, Jerry Morton, and the face of “Jabba The Hutt”.
Cilla went as far to call in an exterminator, saying that thee kebab shop was infested with rats.
She retaliated by taking Cilla’s son Chesney’s (Sam Aston) dog, Schmeichel, and kept him hidden away in the garden shed.
Her character also shared a brief romance with Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles), before departing the cobbles 11 months later in November 2007.
Since leaving the cobbles, the TV actor has returned to the world of soaps.
Samantha made an appearance in EastEnders in 2023, where she played Detective Sergeant Miles.
She also narrated the food show, Eat Well For Less, which aired on BBC One.
Away from her work, she shares two children with her partner, who has been reported to work as a Barrister.
The Morton family first appeared on the infamous ITV street in January 2007Credit: Rex
In one storyline, she locked Chesney’s beloved dog in the family shed as retaliation against CillaCredit: ITV
