Julie Hesmondhalgh: 'A new generation are proud to be socialist and that's really exciting'
The actor on her first performance at the Edinburgh fringe, politics and her pride in Coronation StreetJulie Hesmondhalgh, 48, was born in Accrington, Lancashire. She trained at Lamda, and has recently starred in Broadchurch and Happy Valley. As Hayley in Coronation Street, Hesmondhalgh played the first transgender character in a British soap. She lives in Manchester, and is currently starring in The Greatest Play in…