CORONATION Street favourite has made a shock return to the cobbles – nearly a year after leaving the soap.
Lucy Fallon – who plays Bethany Platt – was spotted back on set this week, sparking rumours of an explosive new storyline and leaving viewers thrilled at the surprise comeback.
In February, Bethany Platt (Lucy Fallon) packed her bags, ditching Daniel and heading back to London for a fresh start[/caption]
The real-life, the actress went on maternity leave to give birth to her daughter Nancy[/caption]
The actress, 27, is back from maternity leave after leaving in February to give birth to her second child – her daughter Nancy Margaret.
The mum-of-two took to Instagram to reveal that she’s back on the Corrie set as she posed for a photo in her dressing room.
Lucy wrote: “And just like that she’s back.”
A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed that “Lucy will be returning to filming in the summer after maternity leave, as always planned and that Bethany will be back on screen in October.”
However, there were rumours that Lucy had quit the ITV soap for good – amid the shock cast cull.
It was revealed that the star had signed with the talent agency Off Limits – leaving fans fearing she won’t be returning to Corrie.
And viewers had seen the likes of Craig Tinker, Eileen Grimshaw, Mason Radcliffe and Yasmeen Nazir all given the boot within weeks of each other.
Lucy’s latest social media post confirmed she will be returning to the cobbles… but for how long?
Before her dramatic exit earlier this year, Bethany returned to the Street on New Year’s Eve 2023 – and wasted no time diving headfirst into chaos.
She quickly rekindled things with ex Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), but happiness was short-lived.
Bethany came face-to-face with vile abuser Nathan Curtis (Christopher Parker) following his prison release, and later underwent botched cosmetic surgery in Turkey.
The risky op left her battling sepsis and needing a permanent stoma bag.
Then, just as things seemed to be looking up, Daniel popped the question on Christmas Day – and Bethany said yes, unaware that his ex Daisy Midgeley (Charlotte Jordan) had just discovered she was pregnant… and Daniel might be the dad after a one-night stand.
The truth didn’t stay buried for long – and with emotions running high, Bethany packed her bags once again, ditching Daniel and heading back to London for a fresh start.
Bethany Platt’s biggest Corrie storylines
Bethany is the daughter of Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) and her classmate Neil Fearns (Paul Holowaty). Sarah fell pregnant at the age of just 12-years-old, much to the horror of her family.
When she was a child, Bethany’s was involved in a major storyline when she took ecstasy tablets. This was when her uncle, David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), hid them in her doll.
The character departed the soap in 2007 with her mum for a new life in Milan. Her return storyline saw the teenager run away back to Weatherfield with a new actress as Lucy Fallon took over the role.
Storylines since then have included major school bullying. Her teachers said she was skipping school as she told them that she was attending grief counselling. Sarah and David soon realised that Bethany intercepted letters and emails from the school. She was being tormented by a group of girls, which included her mainbully Lauren (Shannon Flynn).
Gary notices the bullying and reports it to the school. Due to several incidents, Lauren makes out that Bethany is the bully and they are both suspended. During this time, Bethany helps David out at the salon and Lauren comes in for a treatment. David then threatened her to leave his family alone. This was before she was expelled from the school after other girls came forward about the torment.
Bethany was later at the centre of one of Corrie’s darkest storylines when she fell under the spell of her older boyfriend and sexual predator Nathan Curtis. The controversial scenes saw Nathan groom and manipulate the 16-year-old before coercing her into sleeping with his friends, with one of them raping her.
The storyline was based on a real life story and also drew inspiration from the child sex abuse ring in Rochdale, which saw nine men jailed in 2012.
But what brings Bethany back to Weatherfield?
And with Daisy now gone… will she pick up where she left off with Daniel?
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Bethany underwent botched cosmetic surgery in Turkey, leaving her needing a permanent stoma bag[/caption]
She accepted Daniel’s proposal unaware that his ex Daisy had just discovered she was pregnant[/caption]
What brings Bethany back this time round?[/caption]
