Lucy Fallon says 'it killed me' as she discusses Coronation Street exit amid 'return' rumours
15.09.2023 - 15:25
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Lucy Fallon has opened up about leaving Coronation Street amid rumours of her return. The actress is known for having played Bethany Platt in the ITV soap from 2015 to 2020.
But rumours started to swirl early last month about her return to Weatherfield. Lucy, 27, is said to be heading back to the ITV studios in the coming weeks to film brand new scenes but it is expected that Lucy’s new scenes won’t air until the new year
And shortly afterwards, it seemed on-screen mum Tina O'Brien confirmed her return was true. The Sarah Barlow actress was celebrating her 40th birthday at the time when she shared a picture of herself on set in the Platts' home with Helen Worth, Sue Nicholls, Jack P Shepherd, Ben Price and Julia Goulding who all play members of her on-screen family.
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They posed on the sofa behind a birthday cake for Tina. "Yesterday treated to a gorgeous surprise celebration by my wonderful Platt fam," she typed alongside the sweet snap. But she then added: "We'll get a full one soon @paddybever and @lucyfallonx," referring to Lucy and Max Turner actor Paddy.
Lucy then reshared the post with a sting of heart and crying emojis but she also sneakily added a string of thinking face emojis. Meanwhile, Paddy shared the post and sweetly said: "I adore these people," with a number of red heart emojis. And they did actually get one at Tina's birthday bash but it isn't clear if this is what Tina meant as Corrie hasn't confirmed rumours of Lucy's return.
In the meantime, the former soap star has opened up about her exit from Weatherfield, which came just before the coronavirus pandemic hit. Speaking on podcast BTS With, Lucy said: "I was