Sue Nicholls rescued a hapless shopper after he was left without £1 to put into his supermarket trolley.
The ‘Coronation Street’ star – who has played Audrey Roberts since 1979 – went from Weatherfield wonder woman to real-life legend when she saved a stranger’s Sainsbury’s shopping experience on the weekend, by producing a precious £1 coin for him to pop into one of the store’s wheeled carriages so he could transport his goods.
After feeling down on his luck when he checked his pockets only to realise he hadn’t brought a pound to trigger the trolley’s release, the man, who goes by the name Taz on social media site Twitter, couldn’t quite believe it when he turned around to see supportive Sue brandishing a shiny £1 for him to use.
He tweeted: "The only time that I don’t have a £1 coin to use for the trolleys at Sainsbury’s and all people to ask is, flaming Audrey Roberts from Coronation Street (sic)"
Thankful Taz also shared a selfie alongside smiley Sue, who had a huge grin on her face, appearing delighted to have helped a guy in need.
While Sue had an additional £1 to give the guy, her alter-ego Audrey is in a state of financial distress over on the cobbles after the hair salon owner recently had her £80,000 savings shockingly stolen.
Despite her latest financial failure, Audrey can rest easy in the knowledge that she will not require any pound coins for trolleys if she does her shopping at local Weatherfield newsagents The Kabin, owned by Norris Cole (Malcolm Hebden), who acquired the shop from Rita Sullivan (Barbara Knox) in 2009.
Audrey once played a huge part in ensuring Rita kept hold of the corner shop after her fellow cobbles stalwart decided to sell up after being blackmailed by Cilla Battersby-Brown (Wendi Peters).
Rita was all set to offload the store in 2004, but her good pal Audrey convinced her to keep hold of the business.
Sue Nicholls rescues stranger’s shopping experience
