Lucy Fallon lands first post-Corrie job

Lucy Fallon has landed her first post-\'Coronation Street\' job.

The former cobbles actress has signed up to appear in ITV reality TV show \'Don\'t Rock The Boat\' after she departed her role as Bethany Platt in March following five years on the ITV soap.

A TV source told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "Lucy was in hot demand after winning numerous awards. ITV were desperate to work with her again.

"Lucy thought it sounded like the adventure of a lifetime.

"It\'s been described as a mix of I\'m a Celebrity and SAS: Who Dares Wins... only harder."

The gruelling, new programme - to be hosted by Freddie Flintoff and AJ Odudu - will see a host of celebrities row 650 miles from Land\'s End to John O\'Groats.

The 24-year-old star recently admitted she found it "really difficult" to leave \'Coronation Street\', and admitted the coronavirus pandemic has now affected her post-\'Corrie\' plans.

She said: "It was really difficult to make the decision to leave, but I\'d been there for five years and it was all I\'d ever known.

"I\'d never done theatre or anything away from \'Corrie\' and after the grooming storyline where I won quite a few awards, which was amazing, I realised if I didn\'t leave and try other things I might end up wondering, \'What if?\'.

"But obviously Covid-19 has thrown it all up in the air now. As I left, work was starting to pick up and take off and now everything has stopped."

However, Lucy insisted she would love to return to \'Coronation Street\' at some point.

She said: "I\'m very conscious of the fact that I don\'t want it to sound like I see going back to \'Corrie\' as a back-up - that\'s absolutely not how it is.

"I absolutely love that show and I would do it a thousand times over and I obviously would 100 per cent go back there in future if they will have me."