Kate Ford pleads with fans to ask before taking pictures

Kate Ford has pleaded with fans to ask before taking a photo or recording a video of her.

The \'Coronation Street\' actress admitted she finds it "difficult to cope" when people take a sneaky snap of her or film some footage without speaking to the star first.

She wrote: "Please please can people ask to take a photo or video of me please, I find it so difficult to cope with when people do this without asking. I always oblige when asked x (sic)"

In response to Kate\'s plea, \'RuPaul\'s Drag Race UK\' star Baga Chipz recalled a time when they once met on the London Underground.

The drag queen tweeted: "We met on the tube the once! I had to come over and ask! As im a huge fan. I get people whispering and taking pics now.. If anyone asks I always say yes. (sic)"

Kate - who plays Tracy Barlow on the ITV soap - responded: "was lovely to meet you".

The star also received support from other soap stars, as James John Forde - who played Liam Butcher on \'EastEnders\' from 2008 to 2015 - recalled a time someone took a sly picture of him when he was chowing down on a McDonald\'s breakfast.

He tweeted: "I remember when I was younger and a woman was taking photos of me when I was mid breakfast eating my egg McMuffin. wasn\'t happy. All they need to do is ask! (sic)"

One fan claimed Kate had once she would go back to have a picture with them at a Trafford Centre light switch on, but didn\'t return.

They tweeted: "I asked you once at the trafford centre light switch on. You said you would come back, and never did. I was gutted! (sic)"

Kate apologised, but the fan admitted there are no hard feelings.

They replied: "Don\'t be sorry it was a busy night! And years ago (sic)"