Katie McGlynn was so "nervous" acting with a real baby on 'Coronation Street' she was scared she might drop him.
Katie McGlynn
The 25-year-old actress - who portrays Sinead Tinker on the ITV soap - feared she wouldn't be able to cope with the teeny actors who step in to play her alter-ego's son Bertie, because she hasn't had much experience around kids, but admits it is "easier to connect" to a real human than a doll.
She said: "I was really nervous because I haven't had much experience around babies, I only have one niece.
"They are so small I was scared I might drop the babies but I have just tried to be as natural as possible.
"On 'Coronation Street', I have never filmed with a baby before. I have filmed with twin toddlers before on 'Waterloo Road' and that was hard work but with a baby it's lovely. It's really nice because it is a lot easier to connect to a real baby than to act with a doll or a jelly baby because it's easier to pull the emotion out."
However, filming with a real baby does come with its disruptions, but Katie saw the funny side when the little actor playing Bertie kept making noises in one scene where the character was supposed to be silent.
She added: "The first scenes we had, the baby was in a Moses basket and Rob and I were wondering when we were going to get to hold him.
"There is a scene where Bertie is meant to be sound asleep and Sinead panics because she sees him in the Moses basket, completely silent.
"But as soon as we started rolling the camera for a take the baby started making noises, every time.
"That was very funny, but aside from that it's been really good."