Coronation Street star to make surprise return after leaving show three years ago

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Coronation Street fans have been delighted to find out that a familiar face will be making her return to the cobbles after three years.Bethany Platt, who is played by Lucy Fallon, will be reprising her role in the long-running ITV soap after quitting back in 2020.She'll be returning to the studios to film brand new scenes after portraying the character since 2015, and it's expected we'll see the 27-year-old actress back on our screens early next year.The Mirror reports that Corrie fans 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.

Now The Sun on Sunday reports the character will soon return to our screens. 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. “Bosses reached out to her a few weeks ago about the possibility of coming back, and told her everything they’d planned for Bethany if she agreed.

She discussed it with her boyfriend, and family, because she’s a mum now with a baby. “Once they’d talked about childcare, and how best to juggle it all, she was able to say she’d love to return.”Back in 2021, Lucy revealed that she hadn't ruled out returning to the cobbles.

She said: “Never say never. I didn’t leave for a particular reason or because I didn’t like it. I left because I wanted to go down different avenues.”Since leaving Corrie, Lucy and her footballer partner Ryan Ledson welcomed their first child earlier this year - a baby boy named Sonny.