Coronation Street star in hospital after falling unwell

| Soaps Reporter Published November 11, 2026 12:47pm Updated November 11, 2026 12:48pm Lisa is best known for playing Beth in Corrie (Picture: ITV) Former Coronation Street star Lisa George has been in hospital after falling unwell. The actress, who is 56, is best known for playing the role of Beth Tinker in the ITV soap. Lisa recently took to her Instagram to share news with her followers that she is now receiving help for her low iron levels. Symptoms for low iron levels can include dizziness, headaches, heart palpitations and persistent fatigue. To aid Lisa’s situation, she has now had an iron infusion, which delivers liquid iron directly into your bloodstream through a cannula. Over on her Instagram Stories, Lisa shared a picture of herself in the middle of the infusion and wrote: ‘Finally having the first of my iron infusions. I have pushed and pushed for this after showing anaemia and low iron and haemoglobin levels. You have to shout the loudest to get anywhere.’ Lisa has been experiencing low iron (Picture: Lisa George) Lisa permanently lost part of the sight in her right eye after a gardening accident in 2016, in which a heavy knot at the end of a piece of rope hit her in the face. But six years later in 2022, Lisa was driving home after celebrating former Corrie co-star Katie McGlynn’s 29th birthday, when her left eye went ‘really weird’. Lisa has now been diagnosed with a condition called NAION – non-arteritic anterior ischemic optic neuropathy – which causes sudden vision loss in one eye. The star played Beth Tinker in Corrie from 2011-2024, with her character leaving Weatherfield after a blackmail plot involving DC Kit Green (Jacob Roberts). Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Reflecting on her departure from Coronation Street, Lisa told us at the time: Lisa left her Corrie role in 2024 (Picture: ITV) ‘I’ve been on Corrie a long time but you know what? It’s flown. It’s really difficult to comprehend how many years I’ve been here, because it hasn’t computed at all. ‘You get so engrossed in this world and it is timeless. It feels like you’ve only been here a year or two years or something. When you think about people doing 25 years or over 50 years you can easily see how that can happen.’ ‘Unusually Beth’s departure was my final scene of filming, often we film out of order but as I filmed it I knew Beth was leaving and it was my final scene on the cobbles’ Lisa explained. Deals of the Day Cold mornings are coming and this is the dressing gown I want to live in We're adding this discounted NEOM gift set straight to basket Want an LED face mask for less? This Black Friday deal could save you hundreds This teeth whitening sale could save you up to 64% before Black Friday The best Black Friday sleep deals to upgrade your bedroom with Simba’s 33% off sale ‘Halfway through when he called the cab to stop, and they got out I actually got really, quite tearful. I cried afterwards because it’s been this huge part of my life for such a long time.’ Arrow MORE: Real-life Coronation Street couple ‘split’ just months after relationship’s ‘hard launch’ Arrow MORE: Sally Dynevor’s so-called ‘nepo baby’ daughter missed out on Coronation Street role Arrow MORE: Coronation Street star shares plea for ‘desperate’ family as son goes missing The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.