THE face of coffee shop worker Jillian Carroll may look familiar, but the last time you saw her there is a good chance she was not serving brews.

Away from shop the 24-year-old has saved lives as a paramedic, stacked loaves as a bakery assistant and served at a corner shop.

However, none of these jobs have been real. All were television acting assignments

Jillian , of Peronne Crescent, Blackburn, is currently working as a supervisor at the Hungry Tackler Coffee Shop at Oswaldtwistle Mill.

She is busy earning cash while waiting for her next big break.

Jillian said: "I have been a shop assistant in an episode of Emmerdale and will be a paramedic in two episodes of the children's television programme The Ward in November."

But perhaps her most well-known role is as a bakery assistant in a recruitment advertisement for the Royal Navy.

She is seen loading loaves into the back of van and a caption appears on screen, saying she would have been a missile loader if she had joined the navy. Jillian hopes to hit the big time soon and has already come close on two occasions.

She said: "I auditioned for the part of Samantha the barmaid in Coronation Street and almost got it. I also just missed one of the lead roles in the West End production of Blood Brothers."

Jillian would love a role in the 'Street' but is currently auditioning for a variety of acting assignments, which she hopes will give her that big break. She now waiting to hear from an audition for a new Royal Mail commercial.

Her bosses at Oswaldtwistle Mills are backing her all the way.

She explained: "They are great and have been giving me time off to go to auditions. My family and boyfriend have also given me a lot of support."

After attending Queen's Park High School, Blackburn, Jillian did a BTEC national diploma in performing arts at Accrington and Rossendale College.

She then went to London to study drama at the college which Hollywood star Gary Oldman once attended.

Jillian lives in Blackburn with her boyfriend David Hargreaves.

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