The Rovers Return Inn won't be the same without Jenny Connor as Sally Ann Matthews revealed she was taking a break from Coronation Street . Matthews, 53, has been a part of life in the cobbles for several decades as she has portrayed her legendary character since 1986, although she has often tried to start afresh away from Weatherfield. But during an Instagram live session, the actress has recently teased that she followed in her character's footsteps as she announced she had "a million years off" and made the most of her break by jetting off abroad, where she's keen to find another job.
Unfortunately, for Jenny Connor fans, this means the Rovers will be left under Daisy Midgeley and Glenda Shuttleworth's supervision as the landlady won't be on our screens in the upcoming weeks. "I chose to get on an aeroplane because I'm particularly quiet at work", Matthews explained. "I've got like a million years off, so I chose to go on an areoplane.
I've been to Cyprus twice in the past five weeks, and we landed last night and we came back", she added. Before teasing another trip away: "My next holiday plans are on Saturday. We're going to go off on the boat, and then I'm going to just chill on the boat and do nowt, pretty much.
And then I'm going to go back to Cyprus and do nowt. And at some point, I might get a job and someone might employ me, potentially." Alarmed fans quickly responded to her claims with a string of questions, begging to know if she had officially and permanently si.