Coronation Street drops new Bethany Platt actress

Katie Redford, who was cast as the new Bethany Platt, has been dropped by Coronation Street  after claims she lied about her age to win a part as a 14-year-old.

ITV have today announced: "Coronation Street have taken the decision to recast the part of Bethany Platt".

Katie Redford, who trained at the National Youth Theatre, had not filmed any scenes before the decision was taken to drop her from the show.

As I said in my earlier blog post, I don't find anything odd about a 25 year old being cast to play a 14 year old when that is what acting is all about.  However, it does appear by being dropped by Corrie, that the actress perhaps misled ITV about her real age at the audition stage. 

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