Coronation Street original Bethany Platt twins unrecognisable 17 years after soap exit
Twins Emily and Amy Walton, who shared the role of Bethany Platt on Coronation Street, are almost unrecognisable 17 years after they left the ITV soap
The Walton twins, Emily and Amy, who originally played Bethany Platt in Coronation Street, are barely recognisable 17 years after leaving the show.
They first brought the character of Bethany to life on the ITV soap in 2000, sharing scenes with Tina O’Brien, who plays Sarah Platt, until 2007.
After a seven-year break, actress Lucy Fallon took over the role in March 2015 and has since been pivotal in establishing Bethany as a key character on the cobbles through her involvement in some of the soap’s most harrowing storylines.
Bethany left the cobbles in 2020 to pursue a career in journalism in London, but fans were delighted when Lucy returned to reprise the role, making her comeback in the soap’s New Year’s Eve episode in 2024.
While Lucy has had some significant storylines as Bethany, the twins were also part of one of the soap’s most memorable plots when Bethany’s grandmother, Gail Platt, married serial killer Richard Hillman.
This marriage ended disastrously when Hillman tried to murder Gail and her family by driving them into a canal.
Luckily, he was unsuccessful, but by 2007, the twins had made their final appearance on the cobbles when their on-screen mother Sarah moved to Italy with Bethany.
However, when the character returned eight years later, Lucy was recast as the teenager. The Lancashire-born twins Emily and Amy are hardly recognisable 18 years after they left Weatherfield.
The twins said goodbye to the sparkle and shine of showbiz, instead opting for careers in sport. In their final year at school, in 2016, they competed at the British Trampoline finals in London.
Following this, Amy was chosen to represent Great Britain at the European Championships the next year. While the twins were perfecting their trampolining skills, the role of Bethany was recast.
Lucy Fallon currently plays Bethany (Image: ITV)
However, Lucy Fallon wasn’t the first choice for the part, with Katie Redford initially offered the role. A scandal broke out when it was revealed that Katie had lied about her age, claiming to be 19 when she was actually 25.
Upon uncovering the truth, the bosses promptly dismissed Katie from the role before she could start filming. Lucy was then given the opportunity, which she grabbed with both hands, and the rest is soap history.