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'''Lucy Elizabeth Fallon''' (born 13 November 1995) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as [[Bethany Platt]] in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''.
'''Lucy Elizabeth Fallon''' (born 13 November 1995) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as [[Bethany Platt]] in the [[ITV (TV network)|ITV]] soap opera ''[[Coronation Street]]''.


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Lucy Fallon
Born
Lucy Elizabeth Fallon

(1995-11-13) 13 November 1995 (age 29)
Cleveleys, Blackpool, England[1][2]
OccupationActress
Years active2015–present

Lucy Elizabeth Fallon (born 13 November 1995) is an English actress. She is best known for her role as Bethany Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Personal life

Fallon's parents are Andrew Fallon, an engineer, and Angela (née Ellis), an accountant. Fallon has two older sisters, Laura and Rachel.[3] Fallon attended Hodgson Academy.[4] She then went to Blackpool Sixth Form College, where she achieved distinction star and two distinctions in her BTEC Extended Diploma Performing Arts.[2] Before landing the role in Coronation Street, she had several part-time jobs, including working at a bar on Blackpool Pier. At the same time, she auditioned for roles as a dancer in local pantomimes.[5] When joining Coronation Street, the actress was in a long-term relationship with Ryan Roberts. In 2016, she started dating Tom Leech.[6]

Career

On 29 January 2015, it was announced that Fallon had been cast as fourteen-year-old Bethany Platt in Coronation Street. Bethany had previously been played by child actors Mia Cookson and siblings Amy and Emily Walton between 2000 and 2007.[7] Fallon was nineteen when she was cast as Bethany.[8] Since joining the show her character was involved in a number of storylines, including being bullied, developing an obsession with diet and exercise, and becoming the victim of child grooming and sexual exploitation. The latter received wide media attention and earned Fallon praise.

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015– Coronation Street Bethany Platt Regular role
Shortlisted—2015 TV Choice Award for Best Newcomer[9]
Shortlisted—2015 Inside Soap Award for Best Newcomer[10]
Shortlisted—2017 British Soap Award for Best Actress[11]
Shortlisted—2017 TV Choice Award for Best Soap Actress[12]
Shortlisted—2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress[13]
Shortlisted—2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Partnership (shared with Colson Smith)[13]

Awards

Year Ceremony Award Result
2017 Inside Soap Awards 'Best Actress' Won

References

  1. ^ "Blackpool's Lucy to hit the Corrie cobbles". Blackpool Gazette. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  2. ^ a b "Big Corrie role for Lucy". Blackpool Sixth. 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. ^ "Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon tells of fallout from harrowing Bethany Platt grooming plot". The Mirror. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  4. ^ "Lights, camera, action as Corrie goes live for Lucy and Hayley". Blackpool Gazette. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. ^ Wright, Minnie (9 July 2017). "Coronation Street's Lucy Fallon confesses she was a 'problem child': 'I couldn't go back'". Daily Express. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  6. ^ Sahota, Jasmin (22 November 2016). "'It's serious': Corrie's Lucy Fallon gushes about boyfriend Tom Leech as she celebrates her 21st birthday with screen mum Tina O'Brien". Daily Mail. Retrieved 27 July 2017.
  7. ^ Flanagan, Emma (24 October 2014). "Tina O'Brien announces her return to Corrie – and she is bringing a whole lot of baggage with her". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 18 October 2015.
  8. ^ "Coronation Street: Lucy Fallon cast as new Bethany Platt". Digital Spy. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  9. ^ "TV Choice Awards 2015: Full list of winners and shortlist". OK!. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2017.
  10. ^ "Revealed – the shortlist for the Inside Soap Awards 2015!". Inside Soap. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  11. ^ Brown, David (9 May 2017). "British Soap Awards 2017 – full shortlist sees EastEnders miss out in Best Actor Category". Radio Times. Retrieved 9 May 2017.
  12. ^ "Royal showdown as The Crown battles Victoria at TV Choice Awards". The Irish News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  13. ^ a b Kilkelly, Daniel (31 October 2017). "Inside Soap Awards 2017 shortlist revealed – which Corrie, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks stars are up for prizes?". Digital Spy. Retrieved 31 October 2017.


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