Amy Robbins gets brotherly advice ahead of Coronation Street stint

Amy Robbins' brother Ted Robbins warned her that standing on the ‘Coronation Street’ set for the first time would be "overwhelming".

The 51-year-old actress will be following in her sibling's footsteps as she takes on the role of Daisy Midgeley's long-lost mother Christina in the ITV soap.

Amy, who is also the auntie of ‘The Inbetweeners’ star Emily Atack, said her family were over the moon after she announced her new role.

She told the Daily Mirror newspaper: ”My family are all really pleased for me. They know how much this 'Coronation Street' role means to me. We are never competitive with each other and we are all very close.

"My dad, Michael, worked in variety all his life and my mum, Elizabeth, sang.

"Show business is in our DNA, it’s a family business that has lasted generations."

Ted, 67, who previously starred in the soap as Mary Taylor's love interest, Brendan Finch, from 2015 until 2016, reminisced of his time on set and told his told his little sister not to underestimate the feeling of being on the cobbles for the first time.

She added: "He told me not to underestimate the feeling of standing in the Rovers for the first time.

"He said it would be overwhelming and he was right.

"His other piece of advice was not to call William Roache 'Ken' like he did. Ted bumped into William and accidentally said, 'Hello Mr Barlow'."

The Liverpudlian star, who grew up watching ‘Coronation Street’ with her late parents, was emotional as she said her mum and dad would have been so excited for her.

She added: "It has always been my dream to work on 'Coronation Street'.

"We always watched it religiously when I was growing up and my mum and dad absolutely loved it.

"They sadly died about 10 years ago now. When I arrived on my first day on set, I stood in front of the 'Coronation Street' sign and said to myself 'look where I am now Mum and Dad'. They would have both been so excited.

"At that point, a song that Dad played to me just before he died came on. It was as if they were with me. It was such an amazing moment."