CORRIE PRESS DAY: Bethany’s attack! – Lucy Fallon Interview

Welcome to interview No. 4 of my visit to the Coronation Street set, and my day caught up in a flurry of exclusive summer storyline interviews.

Located just behind the new set extension (I think this was built at the same time), I hurried out of the TV studios ‘Corrie Hub’ for a final quick vape (breathing in ‘Weatherfield’ air, what a privilege) and headed back to the kitchenette for some water. Quenching my Corrie thirst for the final time on this amazing press day, in strolls the bright and breezy Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt) to answer today’s closing set of interview questions.

As Kayla reaches a breaking point, will she seek revenge on Bethany Platt?

At what point does Bethany realise that Kayla might not be all she seems to be?

From the beginning the relationship hasn’t been great, she then starts to convince Craig that his OCD rituals don’t work, and Bethany starts to suspect.

Do you think Bethany is still dealing with all the emotional issues from the grooming storylines?

Yes, she is still dealing with that and we will always see those emotions come up in any storyline in future. When we spoke to survivors and victims, one thing they said was, it something that will stay with Bethany forever, and not something just disappears one day, she will always have that with her.

Would you like to see Bethany have a bit more happiness?

No, because I want to do challenging gritty storylines rather than the really happy ones. A bit sadistic maybe but that’s it.

Has Neil groomed his own daughter into believing he’s innocent or to attack Bethany and Craig?

He’s just forced Kyla to believe that he is a good person and that Bethany is the one that’s made it all up and she forced Craig to lie for her and cover it up, so yes in a way, he has groomed her.

Kayla does have a twisted streak though when she attacks Bethany?

Although Kayla attacks Bethany, it isn’t pre-meditated. Bethany goes to Kayla’s house looking for Craig and sees a picture there of Neil, so Kayla hits Bethany over the head, but nothing is pre-planned, it’s a panic reaction.

Could Bethany and Kayla actually become very close friends in the future?

I think after everything happens, when she gets hit over the head by her, Bethany starts to realise that Kayla is just as much a victim as she is. You’ll not see a friendship but Bethany wants to help her get help.

Do you see Bethany as a character that could continue on the street for a few more years?

Yes, I really love playing Bethany, I love the character. There are so many things you can do with the character. She’s just turned 18, so there are so many different things they can do with her now, and I really like playing her.

Interview over, I leave via the Studio back-gate with the journalist ensemble, heading towards media city tram stop. As the tram pulls away, I look across Manchester, and can still see cranes near the original and iconic Granada Studios set. I can’t help but wonder what press days were like back then...

I am @rybazoxo and I write Wednesday night episode reviews for @CoroStreetBlog.

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Why I’m loving Kayla Westbrook on Coronation Street

It’s fair to say that life on our favourite cobbled street hasn’t been the happiest in the past few months. In fact, since October virtually everyone on the street seems to have been affected by some kind of drama or another - even before the tragic events of this week. The show in general and the viewers have needed a bit of a morale boost.

Enter Speed Daal waitress Kayla Westbrook.

Ever since she first graced our screens she seems to have a permanent smile on her face, which is no mean feat when her boss is the permanently miserable Zeedan. Her generally sunny attitude has been a much needed breath of fresh air. As well as being bubbly she is also a bit cheeky, like when she asked for a pay rise after Speed Daal’s first day of opening!

Her line in Monday’s episode where she described her mum’s condition as ‘OCDisco’ could easily have been offensive (it certainly seemed to rub Bethany up the wrong way) but you could tell that there was no malice intended - and that is thanks to the spot on delivery from Mollie Winnard, who in just a few episodes has already proven herself to be a great addition to the cast.

Given that we know she will ‘cause trouble for Bethany and Craig’ I’ll be interested to see how things play out with Kayla, especially given what we now know about her family. There is also the fact that her place of work will soon be under new management with Zeedan’s impending departure.

Even during her first episode many viewers were taking to social media to say how much they love Kayla already, who they think her love interest should be (and it isn’t Craig) and how she reminds them of Michelle Keegan- high praise indeed. I for one hope that Mollie intends to stick around long term and we see a lot more of the bubbly waitress.

See also: Why Corrie's new girl Kayla is not all she seems

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