Sally Dynevor has been detailing what it is really like to work on one of the country’s biggest soaps as she revealed when her Coronation Street contract could come to an end.

Fans best known the actress for playing her nameskae, Sally Metcalfe, in the ITV soap. Sally is a stalward on the show, having made her debut on the cobbles back in 1986.

Next year, the Corrie legend will celebrate 40 years in her famous role – if she discovers her contract has been renewed in the coming months.

Speaking to Matt Lucas and David Walliams on their podcast, Making a Scene, Sally revealed: “So, I’m only contracted for a year.” As David asked: “At a time?” Sally confirmed: “At a time!”

David went on to ask if that was the same for Sally’s co-star William ‘Bill’ Roache who has played Ken Barlow since the very first episode of Corrie back in December 1960.

“Yeah,” she confirmed. “All of us. You always think ‘this is the year’….” David again asked Bill would be thinking the same, to which Sally said: “Yeah, I imagine. None of us are indispensable. There’s always other people and other stories to be told.”

Matt went on to ask if all of the show’s actors are sat down around the same time to discover their fate, to which Sally revealed: “No it’s different. All the older ones, and that’s me, we find out between November and January.”

When quizzed on when her current contract comes to an end, Sally confirmed: “Mine is at the end of January,” to which Matt replied: “So you don’t get much notice?” as Sally laughed: “No!”

In July, Sally spoke about her Corrie future as she prepares to celebrate 40 years on the show in 2026 and shared her hopes to remain on the show until she is in her “70s and 80s”.

Sally told the new issue of Woman’s Weekly magazine: “I’m not a retiring person.” She added: “I want to keep working, it’s good for my brain. So, if they still want me, maybe I’ll be in the show in my 70s and 80s. I’ll just keep going.”

She went on: “It’s such a great job and I feel very grateful I’ve still got it after 40 years. I’m not in it as much as I used to be, but I drove in the other day and, as the barrier went up, I just had this huge smile because it felt like I was home. I knew I was going to have a fun day.”

Sally also shared how having a strong work-life balance is important to her. She said: “I’ve got such a lovely routine now. On a day off, I’ll go to the gym or for a swim, in the morning, then come back and have breakfast. I might go for a walk, and afterwards I’ll meet a friend.”

Sally celebrated her 60th birthday in 2023 and says that she feels a sense of freedom at her age. She explained: “I’m really enjoying this time of my life. In your 60s, you can just be yourself. You don’t have to worry about all those things that younger people fret about.”