Overview
- Griffiths says she knew the arc was finite from the start and describes leaving the ITV soap as very sad.
- She reveals Celia’s signature cravat hides a neck scar from an attempted attack, a detail she asked not to be mentioned in scripts.
- Celia and her adoptive son Ray are depicted coercing vulnerable people, including teenagers, into drug running and forced labour.
- The actress describes the performance as exhausting because she must shut down empathy to play the character’s ruthlessness.
- Griffiths notes Celia’s possessive hold on Ray faces new strain as his closeness to Laurel threatens her control.