Coronation Street's Lydia actress Rebecca Ryan unveils 'hopes' to get married this year

Jack James Ryan has without a doubt been his older sister's biggest cheerleader as she joined him in the cast of Coronation Street.

After just three months on the cobbles Rebecca Ryan has bowed out of Coronation Street as Lydia Chambers.

It has been more than a year since drama Bridgerton shot to fame on Netflix and proved an instant hit.

Coronation Street brother and sister duo Rebecca and Jack James Ryan shared their pride in each other as they joined the long-running soap last year.

Coronation Street actress Rebecca Ryan has captivated ITV soap fans thanks to her brilliant portrayal of scheming Lydia Chambers, who has been plotting to bring down Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson). But Corrie fans know that the 30 year old will soon be leaving the famous cobbles, as her gripping storyline comes to a close after four months and she waves goodbye to bunny boiler Lydia. Now, in an exclusive interview with OK! Rebecca has broken her silence on what she’d like to do next, revealing her ultimate dream is to land a role in a period drama like Netflix’s mega hit series Bridgerton.

Coronation Street star Rebecca Ryan is already shaking off her bunny boiler character's image as she debuted a stunning new look.

Coronation Street actress Rebecca Ryan, who plays Weatherfield’s damaged Lydia Chambers, has confessed she didn’t realise how manipulative her character is until she watched herself back on screen. Soap star Rebecca, 30, has been front and centre of the ITV show since arriving on the cobbles to make Adam Barlow’s (Sam Robertson) life hell. After inventing a story that the pair were enjoying an affair behind his partner Sarah’s (Tina O’Brien) back, she successfully driven a wedge between the couple.

Strictly Come Dancing where she met her future partner Gorka Marquez. The couple are now parents to a gorgeous girl named Mia.

Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has shared that that he'd like his character Jacob Hay to become involved in a devastating testicular cancer storyline in the future.The soap actor, 24, who first hit the Cobbles last year as a bad boy drug dealer Jacob, is turning his character around in the hope of striking up a secret relationship with Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) behind her parents' back. However, Jack has now hinted that he'd like to explore a hard-hitting topic on-screen that he was forced to come to terms with in his real life - testicular cancer.

His character is the son of a Coronation Street legend but off-screen, Rob Mallard has a very different life.

Corrie star Rebecca Ryan says she's 'not well liked' as she reveals how she relaxes between intense Lydia scenes

Coronation Street actress Rebecca Ryan has unveiled her plans to work with her two actor brothers in the future, saying a joint project would be the “ultimate dream.” Rebecca, who is on screen as Weatherfield’s scheming Lydia Chambers, is currently starring alongside younger brother Jack James Ryan, who plays the Street’s Jacob Hay. Meanwhile, she’s previously revealed that she got her big break thanks to her and Jack’s older brother Charlie, who is also an actor.

Coronation Street actress Rebecca Ryan is currently front and centre of the show as manipulative Lydia Chambers, but it’s not the first time the actress has starred in an ITV soap. Speaking exclusively to OK! Rebecca, 30, revealed she previously played Emmerdale character Bob Hope’s (Tony Audenshaw) daughter Carly.

We know and love (or sometimes love to hate) their characters on screen, but now it’s time to discover all the behind-the-scenes secrets from our favourite soap stars. In our exclusive interview, Soap Stars Coming Clean, OK!'s finding out all the juicy gossip about what happens when the cameras stop rolling, as well as the actors’ favourite memories with their co-stars so far.