Corrie stars go Karaoke for Lucy
STREET STARS HIT THE MIC (AND WINE) UNTIL EARLY HOURS
KARAOKE is not for the faint hearted. So the cast of Coronation Street headed out to hit the mic to help send Lucy Fallon off to pastures new. The actress, who has played Weatherfield’s Bethany Platt for five years, has already filmed her final scenes on the ITV soap but Tuesday night was all about letting her hair down.
Lucy, 24, hit the town and was partying until the early hours in Manchester with Corrie co-stars Jack P. Shepherd, Tina O’Brien, Sally Ann Matthews and Colson Smith.
The entire night was documented on the soap stars’ Instagram pages, of course, and it all started with dinner and wine before the group headed to Vina Karaoke bar in the city centre.
Colson, who plays Craig Tinker on the cobbles, was one of the first to the mic to belt out Robbie Williams classic Rock DJ.
A collaborative effort, lead by David Platt actor Jack, of Elton John’s Rocket Man soon followed.
And Tina, who plays Lucy’s onscreen mum in the soap, performed a brilliant version of Tina Turner’s Proud Mary.
What a playlist!
It was a great send off for the Blackpool native who announced her decision to leave the Salfordbased soap last year.
She said it was an ‘extremely difficult decision’ and thanked the cast and crew for making her time on Corrie.
She said: “After the most incredible four years, I have made the extremely difficult decision to leave
Coronation Street at the end of my contract in 2020.
“It’s hard to put into words how much this show means to me.
“I’ve made lifelong friends with some of the most talented and hardworking people in the industry, I’ve had some terrific and immensely important storylines and I’ve laughed with the best people everyday.
“I’m so thankful to Iain (Corrie boss Iain MacLeod) and everyone at Coronation Street, I owe everything to them and I will miss them greatly.
“Thank you so much for your support and love... can’t wait to see what’s in store for Bethany this year.”