ITV Coronation Street: Real life of Summer Spellman actress Harriet Bibby - actual age, real job, releasing song and unexpected co-star friendship

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Summer Spellman hasn't had the easiest time of late in Coronation Street. The character, played by Harriet Bibby, first arrived on the cobbles five years ago when she was played by a different actress.

She is the adopted daughter of Billy Mayhew's old flame Drew Spellman. And when Summer lost the only parent she'd ever known in 2017 after Drew died from complications caused by cancer, his final wishes were for the then twelve-year-old to be placed in the guardianship of Billy and his then-partner, Todd Grimshaw.

But things soon became more difficult for the schoolgirl as Summer helped Billy beat a drug habit and get his life back on track, but has since faced her own troubles in the form of a diabetes diagnosis and a subsequent battle with bulimia. READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street fans predict identity of Aaron's father after abuse reveal Viewers of the ITV soap have watched the teen struggle with the pressure of her final exams with a place at Oxford at stake while also battling her body issues after her Type 1 diabetes diagnosis.

Things did brighten for the character with the introduction of boyfriend James. However, he too is facing his own challenges as it was recently revealed that he is often beaten by his alcoholic father.