Coronation Street legend Sally Lindsay didn’t let the heatwave affect her big day as she arrived in Windsor to collect her MBE from Prince William
Coronation Street star Sally Lindsay was all smiles as she appeared at Windsor Castle to collect her MBE from Prince William earlier today.
The actress, best known for her efforts as Shelley Unwin in the long-running ITV soap, didn’t let the chaos of the heatwave impact her big day, as she donned her best outfit for her investiture ceremony.
The 52-year-old looked glamorous in an all-white outfit for the day, opting for a blazer and flowing trousers, paired with a matching feathered hat.
She grinned widely as she showed off her official medal – which she was awarded for her services to drama – after the ceremony.
The Loose Women panellist was announced to be receiving the gong as part of the New Year Honours list at the end of 2025, alongside Idris Elba, Meera Syal, Cynthia Erivo and others.
At the time, she proudly dedicated her new title to working class people in the industry, stating: “I am extremely honoured to receive this award for services to drama. Throughout my career I have met incredible people, made life-long friends and worked on many memorable projects.
“I would like to dedicate this award to the rest of the 8% of working class people who make up my industry and hope in the future there will be many more of us.”
Shelley – who appeared in Corrie for around five years – continued this stance when she arrived at Windsor to pick up her medal, and told PA after the ceremony: “It’s been quite overwhelming actually, because obviously you work really hard all your career, and you look back and it seems like yesterday that you started.
“It’s wonderful to be recognised for that – I feel like many other people should be as well, but I’m just very lucky to be here today.”
“For me, personally, the meaning for this is quite deep,” she continued. “I come from a very working-class background and unfortunately it’s decreasing, the working-classes in our industry, as in there’s only 8%, 9% of us in front or behind the camera.
“And I’d really like to accept this on behalf of all of us who got here and stayed here, and I wish there [were] more of us because I think our stories need to be told.”
Emphasising the importance of representation on – and behind – our screens, she added: “There are so many actors from a very privileged background with working-class accents in films now, or on television – which is fine, we’re actors.
“But there are so many stories of the working classes that need to be told.
“We’re really missing a trick here, because we are the artists, we are the ones who are creators, we are the ones that change things because our experiences are so different and wildly eclectic.”
“This is the country where an accent can change within three miles. Now look at those stories that could be told, and we’re keeping that away and it’s not fair,” she added. “Everything’s not Bridgerton.”
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