Bethany Platt is heading back to Weatherfield as Lucy Fallon will reprise her iconic soap role – with her new scenes expected to start airing in 2024. Her return comes just months after she gave birth to her first child.
A familiar face will be heading to Coronation Street as actress Lucy Fallon is returning to the soap – three years after quitting the Cobbles of Weatherfield.
The 27-year-old actress played Bethany Platt on the long-running ITV soap from 2015 until 2020 but is heading back to the Corrie studios in the coming weeks to film brand new scenes. It is expected that Lucy’s new scene’s won’t air until the new year – meaning she will be back on the show three years since she was last seen.
Fans of Coronation Street will be well aware that Lucy’s character was involved in some of the most prolific storylines in the soap’s history – including a controversial grooming storyline. While Bethany was last seen leaving the street to pursue a career in magazine journalism in London.
Now The Sun on Sunday reports the character will be back. A source told the publication: “Lucy is one of soap’s most talented actresses who won lots of awards for her powerful portrayal of Bethany’s grooming storyline.