Coronation Street stars Lucy Fallon and Tina O'Brien have seemingly ruled out a major Christmas twist that fans had predicted. In an exclusive interview with the Mirror, the actresses, who play Bethany and Sarah Platt, suggested they will not appear in this year's festive episodes.
Fans had theorised that Christmas Day would see Sarah discover that her daughter Bethany slept with her partner Kit Green and is now pregnant with his baby. However, when asked about the Christmas episodes, both actresses indicated they were not involved.
Stars' Brief Answers Hint at Absence
Asked if they could tease Christmas on Corrie, Lucy said: "I don't know actually." Tina added: "I don't know, we're a bit out of the loop at the moment." Lucy then said: "We're clearly not involved, it's not us. I don't think we're in it." Tina replied: "Yeah, we're not in it."
The pair laughed as they spoke, leaving some doubt about whether they were bluffing. But their comments appear to rule out the moment Sarah finds out about Bethany's secret and Kit's betrayal.
Podcast Teases Christmas Plans
The comments follow a recent episode of the podcast On The Sofa, hosted by Corrie stars Jack P Shepherd and Ben Price. The pair told co-host Colson Smith about Christmas on the show, with fans claiming they teased a classic Christmas episode.
Details included the Bistro being shut on the day, with some characters spending Christmas there. The hosts did not reveal who, but implied it was of significance.
One fan theorised online: "Last Monday, Jack (David) & Ben (Nick) revealed to Colson (aka Craig) on their podcast that they filmed Christmas Day and it's the classic 'Christmas in the Bistro, Nick closes it and then it's who's there' So I bet that's when Sarah & Ryan find out about Bethany & Kit's one night stand & Kit being the dad of Bethany's baby."
Another fan replied: "Yep sounds on the money that theory." A third commented: "I feel based on recent interview and drama potential of the ticking time bomb of Bethany pregnancy that Bethany will continue the pregnancy. I can see the big paternity reveal happening at either Christmas or after baby is born at a Christening at big public revelation like at Lily christening it was discovered David was behind Nick car 'accident'."
Coronation Street airs weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV1 and ITV X.
