Lucy Fallon

Lucy Fallon
Born Lucy Elizabeth Fallon
(1995-11-13) 13 November 1995
Blackpool, Lancashire, England
Occupation Actress
Years active 2015–present
Known for Coronation Street (2015–)
Home town Cleveleys, Lancashire, England

Lucy Elizabeth Fallon (born 13 November 1995) is an English actress. She is best known for her portrayal of Bethany Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

Early life

Fallon was born in Blackpool, Lancashire, to engineer Andrew Fallon and accountant Angela Fallon (née Ellis). She has two older sisters, Laura and Rachel.[1] Fallon grew up in Cleveleys.[2][3] She attended Hodgson Academy and then went to Blackpool Sixth Form College, where she achieved distinction star and two distinctions in her BTEC Extended Diploma Performing Arts.[3][4]

From the age of two, she studied singing, dancing and drama at the Barbara Jackson Theatre ArtCentre and since the age of eight, she had private drama classes and studied for LAMDA exams.[5] Fallon declined offers for the Mountview Academy of Theatre Arts and the ArtsEd to study Musical theatre for financial reasons.[2][5] Before landing her role in Coronation Street, she had several part-time jobs, including working at a bar on Blackpool Pier.[2] At the same time, she appeared as a dancer in the Blackpool Grand Theatre pantomimes.[5]

Career

On 29 January 2015, it was announced that Fallon had been cast as fourteen-year-old Bethany Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street. Bethany had previously been played by child actors Mia Cookson and siblings Amy and Emily Walton between 2000 and 2007.[6] Fallon was nineteen when she was cast as Bethany.[7] Since joining the show her character was involved in numerous high-profile storylines, including the child grooming and sexual exploitation storyline, which received wide media attention and earned Fallon praise. The actress has won the 2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress,[8] the 2018 National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance[9] and the 2018 British Soap Awards for Best Actress and Best Female Dramatic Performance.[10]

Fallon competed in the ITV Christmas special All Star Musicals aired on 24 December 2017 and was voted the winner. Her rendition of "Don't Cry for Me Argentina" from the musical Evita received praise; Michael Crawford, who coached the show's contestants, was "absolutely mesmerised" by her singing and believed "we're going to hear a lot more about" her.[11]

Personal life

Fallon was in relationship with Ryan Roberts from 2013 to 2016.[12] In 2016, she started dating Tom Leech.[12]

Filmography

Year Title Role Notes
2015– Coronation Street Bethany Platt Regular role
2017 All Star Musicals Herself; Contestant / Eva Perón Christmas special / Winner

Awards and nominations

Year Nominee/work Award Result Ref.
2015 Coronation Street TV Choice Award for Best Newcomer Shortlisted [13]
2015 Inside Soap Award for Best Newcomer Shortlisted [14]
2017 British Soap Award for Best Actress Shortlisted [15]
2017 TV Choice Award for Best Soap Actress Shortlisted [16]
2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress Won [8]
2017 Inside Soap Award for Best Partnership (shared with Colson Smith) Shortlisted [17]
2017 RTS Award (North West) for Best Performance in a Continuing Drama Nominated [18]
2017 Digital Spy Reader Award for Best Soap Actress Second [19]
2018 National Television Award for Serial Drama Performance Won [9]
2018 TRIC Award for Best Soap Actor Nominated [20]
2018 British Soap Award for Best Actress Won [10]
2018 British Soap Award for Best Female Dramatic Performance Won [10]
2018 TV Choice Award for Best Soap Actress Shortlisted [21]
2018 Inside Soap Award for Best Actress Pending [22]

References

  1. ↑ "Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon tells of fallout from harrowing Bethany Platt grooming plot". Mirror.co.uk. 3 June 2017. Retrieved 2 August 2017.
  2. 1 2 3 "Blackpool's Lucy to hit the Corrie cobbles". Blackpool Gazette. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  3. 1 2 "Big Corrie role for Lucy". Blackpool Sixth Form College. 2015. Retrieved 13 November 2015.
  4. ↑ "Lights, camera, action as Corrie goes live for Lucy and Hayley". Blackpool Gazette. 23 September 2015. Retrieved 6 January 2017.
  5. 1 2 3 Kilkelly, Daniel (10 March 2015). "Coronation Street newcomer Lucy Fallon: 'Bethany is a wild child'". Digital Spy. Retrieved 25 December 2017.
  6. ↑ 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.
  7. ↑ "Coronation Street: Lucy Fallon cast as new Bethany Platt". Digital Spy. 29 January 2015. Retrieved 19 September 2015.
  8. 1 2 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.
  9. 1 2 Lazarus, Susanna (23 January 2018). "National Television Awards 2018: winners in full". Radio Times. Retrieved 23 January 2018.
  10. 1 2 3 Kilkelly, Daniel (2 June 2018). "British Soap Awards 2018 winners: Find out which of your favourite shows and stars won a trophy". Digital Spy. Retrieved 3 June 2018.
  11. ↑ Fitzpatrick, Katie (24 December 2017). "Lucy Fallon tipped for West End stardom as she wins All Star Musicals". Manchester Evening News. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  12. 1 2 Panther, Lewis; White, Vikki (18 March 2017). "Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon moves in with boyfriend – one year after leaving childhood sweetheart for him". Mirror.co.uk. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  13. ↑ "New Corrie star Lucy shines in TV award shortlist". Blackpool Gazette. 1 July 2015. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  14. ↑ "Revealed – the shortlist for the Inside Soap Awards 2015!". Inside Soap. 29 September 2015. Retrieved 13 September 2015.
  15. ↑ 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.
  16. ↑ "Royal showdown as The Crown battles Victoria at TV Choice Awards". The Irish News. 26 June 2017. Retrieved 27 June 2017.
  17. ↑ 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.
  18. ↑ "Regional Awards – North West 2017". Royal Television Society. Retrieved 27 December 2017.
  19. ↑ Sandwell, Ian (29 December 2017). "Emmerdale almost achieves clean sweep at the Digital Spy Reader Awards 2017". Digital Spy. Retrieved 2 May 2018.
  20. ↑ Dainty, Sophie (13 March 2018). "Emmerdale triumphs once again with big win at this year's TRIC Awards". Digital Spy. Retrieved 14 March 2018.
  21. ↑ "Full list of nominations for TV Choice Awards". The Irish News. 25 June 2018. Retrieved 11 September 2018.
  22. ↑ Davies, Megan (24 July 2018). "Full list of nominations for the Inside Soap Awards 2018". Digital Spy. Hearst Magazines UK. Retrieved 26 July 2018.
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