Kerri Quinn, 37, who recently played the character Vicky Jefferies in the ITV soap Coronation Street, has revealed she is “delighted” to play a pro-lifer in an upcoming BBC drama. “It was great to have the opportunity to represent that point of view and represent it well”, she said.
“I play a pro-lifer which I was delighted about because my whole family are pro-life, so it was a role I really wanted to portray and portray properly.”
The drama “The Awakening”, in which Ms Quinn plays the role of a pro-life activist, will cover the recent relaxation of abortion laws in Northern Ireland.
Ms Quinn, from Belfast, says she based her character on her own pro-life mother, “who comes at it from a very different angle having lost a child”. Ms Quinn’s brother, Kevin, died at the age of three as a result of a hole in the heart.
“I think that definitely impacts on how you feel about it. I think that’s why I believe that life is absolutely precious, I really do, because I have watched friends and family lose children.
“My mum and dad lost my brother Kevin when he was three and I think life experience plays a massive part in the matter. My mum is the most influential person in my life, so I wanted to represent the pro-life community as I know it.”
SPUC comment
A SPUC spokesperson said: “It is always heartening to see an actor standing up proudly for the pro-life cause.
“It remains to be seen how the upcoming BBC drama will portray the events in Northern Ireland. But Ms Quinn’s testimony to her mother and brother shows just how precious life is.
“We hope that the drama will do justice not only to the pro-life community, but also to the millions of unborn children whose lives have been lost to abortion.”
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