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By Saffron Otter & Jackie Annett Coronation Street star Kate Ford’s life couldn’t be further from the escapades of her villainous character Tracy Barlow. Tracy, who appears to be leaving the cobbles for now, has built a solid reputation as one of viewers’ favourite baddies in the ITV soap. Since Kate burst onto screens two decades ago, she has played some impressive storylines – from the time Tracy pretended she had slept with Roy Cropper to when she tried to sell her own daughter Amy. More recently, her future on the soap has been speculated, as she looks set to follow her lover Tommy Orpingt…

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