Hattie Dynevor, daughter of Coronation Street star Sally Dynevor, has revealed she auditioned for a role on the cobbles but was unsuccessful.
Despite being the daughter of the long-serving actress, Hattie admitted she did not land the part, addressing the 'nepo baby' label she and her sister Phoebe have faced.
Audition and Early Memories
'Me and Phoebe have always had that comment: 'nepo baby', I actually auditioned for Corrie, but I didn't get it,' she said. 'Imagine if Sally [Metcalfe] fostered a child and then it was her actual child.'
Hattie also recalled spending time on set as a child, watching her mother work. 'When I was young, I would beg to take the day off school so I could come on set with her, I'd have my bag with my dolls and I'd sit in the corner and just watch, I knew that I had to be super-quiet the whole time, and then I'd watch them do the scene, and I honestly thought it was the most amazing thing ever.'
Work Ethic and Family Ties
'Coming to the set really taught me about work ethic,' she told The Sun. 'My mum has always been super-hardworking, she's just so dedicated to the show, and it was lovely to watch her do the job she loves and not want to do anything else – all the cast really like her, she is like a little angel, I love her so much.'
Hattie has enjoyed her own soap success, playing Libby Guthrie in Waterloo Road, alongside Scarlett Thomas, daughter of Corrie legends Tina O'Brien and Ryan Thomas, whom she describes as her 'best friend' and 'sister'. Her sister Phoebe also starred in Waterloo Road and has become a prominent actress with roles in Bridgerton, Fair Play and The Colour Room.
Coronation Street Storyline
Sally Dynevor's character, Sally Metcalfe, has been involved in a violent murder storyline, with husband Tim's (Joe Duttine) cousin Richie (Nathan Sussex) having killed his wife Rachel. Richie's traumatised daughter Lucy (Anya Dewin) has moved in with them, and her behaviour has become increasingly disturbing, with a particular focus on targeting Sally.
Sally has also clashed with Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins), a fellow member of 'Debbie's Angels' who discovered that Lucy is her granddaughter, the child she gave up years ago.
Teasing upcoming episodes, Sally confirmed the focus would remain on 'the Lucy story'. She praised working with Amy Robbins: 'My scenes with Christina seemed to have gone down very well. People are a bit angry with me, actually! There's a mixed response. I think people love the women being together.'
'What I love about Christina and Sally is that you're never quite sure where it's going to land, whether they're going to end up exploding or whether they're going to be hugging and kind of telling each other how wonderful they are. I love that unpredictability about it – in terms of the Lucy story, that does reach a big climax soon and it puts Christina and Sally at the heart of it.'
She added: 'Lots of stuff for each of these women, but the key thing that doesn't change is their friendship.'
Discussing the episode centred on the girl gang, she said: 'People say, 'oh I love the scenes where it's just the girls all laughing.' That's really lovely to hear because we just enjoy doing that so much – I love the fact that we're all supporting Debbie as well. That's really important to show that she's got a group of women who are beside her till the end, and that everyone's going to rally around and look after her. I think that's a really lovely message to get out in the world as well.'
