Home > Comedy > Former Corrie star Sally Lindsay finds it hard to shake off Shelley Unwin! August 22nd, 2011 by Sarah. No comments Sally Lindsay, who’s starring in new Sky1 sitcom Mount Pleasant, has revealed that although she hasn’t starred in Coronation Street since 2006, people still relate to her as her Weatherfield character, Shelley Unwin. During her time on the Street, Sally played out a number of big storylines as Shelley, including the dramatic plotline in which her fiancé Charlie Stubbs (Bill Ward) emotionally and physically abused her until Shelley ditched him at the altar. While discussing why she left the show, Sally said, “I wanted to get back into comedy and that wasn’t going to happen with Shelley because she’d turned into this very dramatic character… “Don’t get me wrong, this was fabulous – but I wanted to get back to what I started out for really.” On the subject of being recognised as Shelley, Sally added, “You are Shelley until you get the next huge part o...