The verdict finally came back. Guilty. I stood there in the dock, watching the jury’s faces, and I felt this enormous wave of relief. Everyone had been so worried she’d get away with it.
For months I’d been telling people, “No, don’t worry. She’s going down. ” And finally, she did. Megan Walsh was sentenced to five to six years for the abuse she put Will through.
It was the ending we always knew was coming. When I first took the role, the producers didn’t tell me exactly how long she’d be around or how it would all play out. But one thing was always clear: Megan wasn’t going to escape justice. She wasn’t going to be killed off or slip away.
She was going to serve her time. And I think that mattered. This storyline needed to show the whole process—the court case, the family supporting Will, the reality of what happens when an abuser is finally held accountable. We’ve seen soap justice go the other way so many times.
This time, it felt important to show that victims can get justice, even when it’s hard. It mirrors real life, and recently we’ve seen cases where abusers have actually gone to trial and been sent down for around the same length of time. So Megan’s sentence wasn’t just dramatic license. It was real.
The reaction from people has been interesting. I expected more backlash, to be honest. But because I’m a young woman, I think people are more forgiving. They understand I’m not actually like her.
Still, I’m aware it’s different for male actors who play these roles—they get a much harsher response. That’s partly why we told this story. Predators don’t only come in one gender. These women exist.
Filming the court scenes was genuinely terrifying. You walk onto the set and it’s like being on stage in some immersive show. You’ve got the jury—real extras filling the seats—the judges, the barristers, and the public gallery watching you. My heart was racing.
But once they call action, you just do it. You get over yourself. On the last day, when Megan snapped, banging on the glass and screaming at everyone, that was actually fun. She had kept herself so composed the whole time—always so contained, always keeping that mask on around everyone except Will.
The audience had seen that horrible streak in her. But in that courtroom, her composure finally cracked in front of everyone. The director just told me to go for it. No overthinking.
I just did it and hoped it worked. They asked if this is the last we’ll see of Megan. I honestly can’t say. But if they ever wanted to bring her back—maybe bumping into other familiar faces in that Corrie prison visiting room—I’d love it.
I’d come back in a heartbeat. I cried so much on my last day. One of the cast posted a picture afterward, and you could still see the tears in my eyes. That place was such a joy to work at.
How will Megan cope inside? She’s manipulative and fearless, and she always finds a way to worm out of situations. She doesn’t overthink the things she does—she just acts and deals with the consequences later, usually by trying to fix her image. In prison, she could either thrive off being in control or get completely torn apart.
Personally, I’d be very happy to see her suffer. She could be top dog, or she could get what she deserves. Either way, there’s definitely room for more story there. When I look back at favorite moments, the scenes with the Battersby sisters stand out.
The kidnapping was ridiculous in the best Corrie way. We were all so giddy that day. At one point, the camera was on the other side of the flat, so we had to run through the back alleyway to get into position. When they yelled action, none of us were ready.
We all crashed into each other like a Benny Hill sketch, then had to scramble through the scene. The moment they yelled cut, we all burst out laughing. I couldn’t stop for ages. And Eva, clippy-clapping away in her heels while they ran off with my bag so I couldn’t get my phone—it was perfect comic relief in such a dark story.
Those three sisters absolutely smashed it. There was a cover photo that week with them pulling my hair, and it was the worst picture of me that’s ever existed. I had a double chin and everything. The headline was “Megan Battered.
” At least they had fun with the pun. The most challenging part, though, was the relationship scenes. Because of the age gap, there was no actual intimacy. Lucas, who plays Will, was only seventeen when we first started filming.
He’s such a sweet kid—I just want to wrap him in bubble wrap. So whenever the scene called for a kiss, we had to come up with creative alternatives. A hug, touching hands, looking into each other’s eyes. It was a challenge to make that love believable without the physical intimacy.
A lot of people assumed we must have kissed on screen, but we never did. We had to be really thoughtful about it, making sure Lucas felt safe and I felt safe too. Was there any part of Megan that’s redeemable? I think she’s a deeply troubled, broken, insecure, sad person underneath all the horrible things she does.
There’s no excuse for what she did. None. And it gets tricky when you start making excuses for someone like that—you saw it with Theo, too. He was damaged and broken, but that doesn’t erase what he did.
Megan is my character, so if anyone’s going to find the good in her, it’s me. But I don’t know how well that would be received. And in Corrie, there’s no coming back from what she did. Why would anyone forgive her?
Some things are too awful to forgive. Early on, there was a lot of speculation that Megan might be the one killed off. People had their theories—some thought Theo, some thought Maggie would come after me. I loved every second of it.
I’m terrible at keeping secrets. People would message me and I’d want so badly to tell them. I managed to keep it to myself, barely. Reading all the comments, all the theories, was so much fun.
The funniest detail was the fringe. In the flash-forward, Megan suddenly had a fringe, and everyone latched onto that. There was a tweet that said “plot twist—Megan’s fringe kills Maggie. ” Inside Soap even ran with it: the real mystery was who gave Megan her fringe.
Was it David? Audrey? People thought it was a fake fringe because my real hair didn’t match. I had to explain: Megan’s on trial, she doesn’t have time to blow-dry her fringe.
She’s got bigger fish to fry. My proudest moment? I struggle with that because I downplay everything I do. I never let myself feel proud.
But the scene where the Battersby sisters confront Megan in the back room of the Rovers—I was so nervous filming that day. Imposter syndrome hit me hard. But when it aired, the feedback was incredible. Watching Megan lie through her back teeth, crying crocodile tears, trying to play all three of them with their very different personalities—Leanne raging, Toyah trying to keep control, Eva just seeing right through her—it was like a mini play.
That feedback made me feel proud. I thought, okay, I pulled it off. If I could have swapped storylines with anyone on the street, I’d pick Sarah. Watching Tina O’Brien lately has blown me away.
The scene where Sarah confessed to Todd gave me goosebumps. I’d love to do a scene like that. And she had that drunk scene in the Rovers that was so fabulous—comic relief inside a dark story. I’d love to do something with that kind of range.
Actually, a good drunk scene sounds like a lot of fun. We found out Sarah was the killer in the green room, like we do with everything. James told me when I asked who kills Theo. He just said, “Oh, Sarah.
” Simple as that. I’ve been nominated for Best Villain at the Inside Soap Awards, up against James, who played Theo. He absolutely deserves it—he smashed that role. And Meg’s grooming of Will is nominated for Best Storyline.
I went into this without expectations. I just worked as hard as I could for almost a year of my life. The fact that it’s been received so well, that people have connected with it, is more than I could have asked for. I’m so grateful.
Life after Corrie? I’m playing it by ear, looking after my little one, auditioning. There’s nothing I wouldn’t want to do. I’d love some theatre.
I’d love more dramas. But I’d really love to play someone nice for a change. I always get cast as the bad characters. I’d love to do comedy—I’m into stuff like The Office and Schitt’s Creek.
That probably matches my real personality more than playing villains. It would be out of my comfort zone, but I’d love to try. So if any casting directors are watching—I’m free. I played this convincing, compelling villain for almost a year.
It was dark, challenging, and uncomfortable at times. But it was also the role of a lifetime. I got to tell a story that mattered, and I got to end it properly.
Megan went to prison, the family got their justice, and I got the privilege of playing someone people genuinely loved to hate.
