Lucy Fallon - Wikipedia Lucy Fallon Lucy Fallon Lucy Elizabeth Fallon ( 1995 - 11 - 13 ) 13 November 1995 ( age 22 ) Cleveleys, Blackpool, England Occupation Actress Years active 2015 -- 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. Contents 1 Personal life 2 Career 3 Filmography 4 References 5 External links Personal life Fallon was born to an engineer Andrew Fallon and an accountant Angela ( née Ellis ) Fallon. She has two older sisters, Laura and Rachel. Fallon attended Hodgson Academy. She then went to Blackpool Sixth Form College, where she achieved distinction star and two distinctions in her BTEC Extended Diploma Performing Arts. 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. When joining Coronation Street, the actress was in a long - term relationship with Ryan Roberts. In 2016, she started dating Tom Leech. 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. Fallon was nineteen when she was cast as Bethany. 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. She has won 2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress. Filmography Year Title Role Notes 2015 -- Coronation Street Bethany Platt Regular role 2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress Shortlisted -- 2015 TV Choice Award for Best Newcomer Shortlisted -- 2015 Inside Soap Award for Best Newcomer Shortlisted -- 2017 British Soap Award for Best Actress Shortlisted -- 2017 TV Choice Award for Best Soap Actress Shortlisted -- 2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Partnership ( shared with Colson Smith ) References Jump up ^ `` Blackpool 's Lucy to hit the Corrie cobbles ''. Blackpool Gazette. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015. ^ Jump up to : `` Big Corrie role for Lucy ''. Blackpool Sixth. 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015. Jump up ^ `` Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon tells of fallout from harrowing Bethany Platt grooming plot ''. The Mirror. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Lights, camera, action as Corrie goes live for Lucy and Hayley ''. Blackpool Gazette. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017. Jump up ^ Wright, Minnie ( 9 July 2017 ). `` Coronation Street 's Lucy Fallon confesses she was a ' problem child ' : ' I could n't go back ' ''. Daily Express. Retrieved 27 July 2017. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` Coronation Street : Lucy Fallon cast as new Bethany Platt ''. Digital Spy. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015. ^ Jump up to : Dainty, Sophie ( 6 November 2017 ). `` Emmerdale wins best soap at the Inside Soap Awards for the third year running ''. Digital Spy. Retrieved 12 November 2017. Jump up ^ `` TV Choice Awards 2015 : Full list of winners and shortlist ''. OK !. 7 September 2015. Retrieved 12 August 2017. Jump up ^ `` Revealed -- the shortlist for the Inside Soap Awards 2015 ! ''. Inside Soap. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015. Jump up ^ 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. Jump up ^ `` Royal showdown as The Crown battles Victoria at TV Choice Awards ''. The Irish News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017. Jump up ^ 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. External links Lucy Fallon on IMDb Lucy Fallon on Twitter Lucy Fallon on Instagram This article about an English actor or actress is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. 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Question: who is the actress who plays bethany in coronation street
Answer: Lucy Elizabeth Fallon