Sian Gibson, who has previously worked with Peter Kay on projects such as That Peter Kay Thing and Phoenix Nights, said she was close to abandoning her acting career before landing the role of Kayleigh in Car Share .

"I was working in a call centre in Chester when Peter sent me a script, asking what I thought of it," she revealed to Radio Times.

Set to appear on Sunday Brunch this weekend, Sian has kept herself busy following her breakthrough in Car Share, with roles in Death in Paradise, Taskmaster, and alongside Timothy Spall in BBC's Death Valley.

Despite her success, Sian initially doubted that Car Share would help her acting career and even feared she might have sabotaged Peter Kay's. She said: "When I first saw it, I thought I was dreadful – I was worried that I had just ruine

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