Corrie to investigate new Bethany Platt actress age claims

When we blogged earlier this week about actor Katie Redford joining the show as the new Bethany Platt, we copied the actress' age from itv.com/corrie who said she was 19 years old.  However, an anonymous comment on the blog post pointed out: "ITV are saying this actress is 19 but she is in fact 25 and will be 26 in March!"

Eagle-eyed Corrie fans on the Digital Spy soap forum have also been pointing that out too, and linking to online evidence of her older age - much of which has now been deleted, DS says.  However a former online CV for Katie Redford - which is still available to view online as a cached version - listed her date of birth as March 2, 1989.

This would mean that a 25 year old actress will be playing the part of a 14 year old character.

To be honest, I have no real problem with this because that's what acting is all about, surely, being someone you're not? And her management website has her CV online which says she can play the range of ages from 16-20 so playing a 14 year old is only just outside of that range. And if she's lucky enough to pass for 10 years younger than she really is, than good on her.

However, if the truth about her real age has only just come to light because of evidence online that fans have found, then that's not so great.

DS report that Coronation Street has now confirmed that it will be investigating the discrepancy and in a short statement have told Digital Spy: "This matter has been brought to our attention over the weekend and we will be looking into it on Monday."

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