Ex Coronation Street actress Shobna Gulati – who played Sunita Alahan – reveals she feels ‘rejected’ over losing out on another audition as she says ‘why on earth did I pick this career?’

Actress Shobna Gulati is in detail feeling ‘rejected’ and questioning her career choice after losing another audition in an emotional Instagram post on Wednesday.

The former Coronation Stress actress, 58, who famously played Sunita Alahan, appears to have struggled to get cast in roles and acting assignments.

Shobna updated her 26,000 followers and wrote, “The face of rejection from something I didn’t even know I wanted to do.

‘Honestly, why on earth did I choose this career, sometimes I really don’t know so it’s cold out there (sic)’

Her post comes after she revealed that since she let her long locks grow out gray after dying her hair dark brown for years, she now feels ‘comfortable’.

The soap star wrote: ‘Wiser? Definitely older! and very silvery – gray growing.

The star who has been proudly showing off her beautiful natural hair lately seems to have struggled to get cast for roles and acting assignments

‘So many told me to dye it back to the dark brown hair I had: ‘I look old, why do I succumb to being an old lady, it’s not attractive, etc.’

“But times are changing and I’m so happy with what happened and I feel so comfortable now.

‘I don’t know, but I think my head feels better without the bi-weekly hair root dye… and that’s a positive, no harsh chemicals, no color protecting shampoo, just like when I was younger… at least I thought I it would share’.

Despite the star saying fans were negative about her new work, several people responded to the comments of her latest post saying she looked “gorgeous” and that they “wished they had the guts to do it too.”

She said she is ‘so happy’ with her new look after some fans told her to ‘dye it back’ to brunette.

‘Wow! That’s so beautiful! I can’t wait for my hair to completely change; I think it looks beautiful; You look beautiful…I wish I had the guts to do it too; I love your hair color!! I will do this one day! Xx’

‘You look fantastic. I think it suits you, I would like to be brave enough to embrace the gray; I think the natural look looks great on you x; Some people really suit silver hair and you are definitely one of them; It really suits you. Don’t paint it!’

Her post comes after she revealed that since she let her long locks grow out gray after dying her hair dark brown for years, she now feels ‘comfortable’.

Shobna said she’s ‘so happy’ with her new look after some fans told her to ‘dye it back’ to brunette

She revealed that since she let her long locks grow out gray after dying her hair dark brown for years, she now feels “comfortable.”

Despite Shobna saying fans were negative about her new work, several people responded to the comments of her latest post by saying she looked “gorgeous” and that they “wished they had the guts.”

The actress played Sunita Alahan in Corrie between 2001 and 2006 and returned to the popular role between 2009 and 2013; pictured with John Mitch as Karl Munroe in 2012

In 2021, Shobna spoke with Platinum Magazine about her age and looking older, explaining, “I don’t want to look a certain way, or what people think I should look like.

‘I think having my gray hair gives me a lot of strength because when people say to me, “Oh, you don’t look that old,” I can say, “Well, I am.”

She continued: ‘Our society is obsessed with youth, but the good news is that I’ve been watching a lot of European thrillers and dramas during lockdown and it seems that femininity of a certain age and experience is being represented on screen.

“No matter what you look like, it’s okay; faces move and gray hair is present, which I have allowed myself to do.’

The actress played Sunita Alahan in Corrie between 2001 and 2006 and returned to the popular role between 2009 and 2013.

In 2019, she took on the role of Ray in the West End production of Everybody’s Taking About Jamie and also reprized the role for the film adaptation.

Shobna reprized her role in Everybody’s Talking About Jamie for the 2023-2024 UK and Ireland Tour.