There's quite a good interview with Coronation Street actress Paula Lane in The Mirror. She talks a lot about her own background and how it's similar to that of her character, Kylie Turner. Paula's sister had a teenage pregnancy and her own mother was a single mum and struggled to keep her family together though her childhood was happier than Kylie's.
She also just missed out on playing David Platt's girlfriend, Zoe. But she's making up for it as spoilers say she'll be back and very likely walking down the aisle with David!
Paula seems very level headed and very determined to make a real go of acting.