Lynsay and and her twin sister Leah were selected to play the role of Sarah Louise Tilsley
in popular ITV soap opera Coronation Street. The two girls alternated
in the role until Leah died from cot death in May 1987. Their parents,
both keen fans of Coronation Street, agreed that Lynsay could continue
playing Sarah Louise. Lynsay played Sarah Louise until 8 October 1999
when she decided to leave the show. She was replaced by Tina O'Brien.
In 2004, King admitted that she had quit Coronation Street as she was
being badly bullied at school about being in Coronation Street. She
also said that she regretted the decision to leave. King started a
course in Drama at Manchester College of Arts and Technology in 2003
but quit the course for financial reasons. King said in 2004 that she
missed acting and hoped to do it again soon.
Her twin sister, Leah King, died in May 1987 of cot death. Leah and Lynsay shared the role of Sarah-Louise Platt in "Coronation Street" (1960)
from 1987 until Leah's death and Lynsay went on to play Sarah until
1999.
[on her decision to leave Coronation Street] I just wanted to be a normal teenager. I'd go shopping with my Mum or my mates and people constantly came up and asked me questions. When you're a child, that's hard to cope with.