THE FORMER owner of a popular restaurant in Llandudno has starred in a recent episode of Coronation Street, with more appearances still to come.

Gill Hadwin, who goes by the stage name Gillian Jephcott, made her debut in an episode last week, playing a child protection officer.

Ms Hadwin was previously the owner of The Seahorse in Llandudno, along with her husband Don, until the couple sold the business in the summer.

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Gill, who has “always been a big fan” of the soap opera, is scheduled to appear in six episodes, which could change depending on how the storyline develops.

“It’s been fantastic being on Coronation Street, and I have always been a big fan of the soap,” she told the Pioneer.

“I was filming yesterday and I think there’s one more episode to be filmed next year.”

Her Corrie character is called Caitlin Edwards, a child protection officer who is contacted by a doctor at the hospital after a child is suspected of being poisoned by his stepmother.