Kate Ford has pleaded with fans to ask before taking a photo or recording a video of her.
The ‘Coronation Street’ actress admitted she finds it "difficult to cope" when people take a sneaky snap of her or film some footage without speaking to the star first.
She wrote: "Please please can people ask to take a photo or video of me please, I find it so difficult to cope with when people do this without asking. I always oblige when asked x (sic)"
In response to Kate’s plea, ‘RuPaul’s Drag Race UK’ star Baga Chipz recalled a time when they once met on the London Underground.
The drag queen tweeted: "We met on the tube the once! I had to come over and ask! As im a huge fan. I get people whispering and taking pics now.. If anyone asks I always say yes. (sic)"
Kate – who plays Tracy Barlow on the ITV soap – responded: "was lovely to meet you".
The star also received support from other soap stars, as James John Forde – who played Liam Butcher on ‘EastEnders’ from 2008 to 2015 – recalled a time someone took a sly picture of him when he was chowing down on a McDonald’s breakfast.
He tweeted: "I remember when I was younger and a woman was taking photos of me when I was mid breakfast eating my egg McMuffin. wasn’t happy. All they need to do is ask! (sic)"
One fan claimed Kate had once she would go back to have a picture with them at a Trafford Centre light switch on, but didn’t return.
They tweeted: "I asked you once at the trafford centre light switch on. You said you would come back, and never did. I was gutted! (sic)"
Kate apologised, but the fan admitted there are no hard feelings.
They replied: "Don’t be sorry it was a busy night! And years ago (sic)"