Coronation Street shares details on Bethany Platt's return with 'heavyweight tussle' and link to major 2024 storyline
30.10.2023 - 21:13
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Coronation Street has revealed more details on Bethany Platt's return to the cobbles and shared how she'll have a part to play in a major storyline in 2024. It has been confirmed for weeks that Lucy Fallon will be reprising the role of Bethany in the ITV soap three years after she quit the cobbles.
However, it wasn't until last week that she was seen back at the Salford-based studio. Lucy was seen in a clip posted on Corrie's social media channels, the actress could be dressed in character but with fresh blonde locks as Lucy recently documented her pamper at the hairdressing salon.
In the video the 27-year-old, who played the daughter of Sarah Barlow and granddaughter of Platt matriarch Gail for five years from 2015 to 2020, "Hello everyone it's me, Bethany. It's my first day back filming today. I am very excited, a little bit nervous, but I can't wait for you all to see what Bethany is up to. Bye!"
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Now, Corrie producer Iain MacLeod has revealed Bethany's return will spark some trouble for former flame Daniel Osbourne and his fiancee Daisy Midgeley - who has been cheating on him with Ryan Connor following the shocking acid attack involving the pair earlier this year.
"In the middle of this volatile cocktail arrives Bethany, who's obviously got lots of history with Daniel and that very much sharpens Daisy's focus in terms of how she feels about Daniel," Iain revealed. "Daniel's suddenly this guy she may have been starting to move away from, possibly by force of will, but suddenly there's a romantic threat on the cards and that recalibrates