'I was working in Tesco six days a week but then landed my dream job on Coronation Street'
ok.co.ukCoronation Street fans have been introduced to newcomer Betsy this week, played by Sydney Martin, as her identity as DS Lisa Swain's (Vicky Myers) daughter is finally unveiled.
OK! had a chance to speak to the actress as she dished all on how she landed her dream role. “I could not have asked for a better first opportunity,” she said.The cobbles is Sydney’s first TV role at 22-years-old, although her character Betsy, is 16.
Sydney described it as being able to “replay her teenage years” although mischievous Betsy is far from what the actress was like as a teen herself.The actress auditioned for a couple of smaller roles for the soap in January this year, which she didn’t land.
However, her luck changed two weeks later, when she was given a call back for a series regular. After the long two month process, she received the exciting call from her agent that she’d landed the role. “My agent rang and said ‘go hand in your notice’,” Sydney explained. “I was doing six days a week at Tesco, so it was quite the career change,” she laughed.
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