Coronation Street fans all said the same thing after a recent change to one character on the soap. Drama continued on the cobbles following Mick Michaelis’ dramatic prison escape, which saw him head straight to Weatherfield High in search of Joanie. However, he ran in to Lily, Sam and Hope who were terrified.
During Monday’s instalment of the ITV soap, viewers were distracted when one of the high school students looked particularly unfamiliar. After a few scenes passed by, soap fans soon realised the mysterious new girl was in fact Lily Platt, who had been “recast” and replaced with a new actress.
Taking to social media just minutes into the episode, one fan questioned: “Is that a Lily recast?” A second wrote: “New Lily Platt on the street. When did that happen?”
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Viewers were provided with more of an insight into the new Lily Platt on Wednesday, when she went to the hairdressers to see her dad.
One of the main storylines on the soap this week is based around Lily and Sam. As killer Mick roamed the high school, Lily hid in a classroom. But she refused to let Sam in, leaving him to face Mick in the corridor alone.
When Nick found out what Lily did, he was furious. He went to David to ask him to talk to Lily, with Leanne, Toyah and Sam there for support.
But Lily denied the whole thing, claiming she didn’t do anything wrong. Taking to social media during the episode, fans were not impressed with the new “moody” persona which has arrived alongside the casting change.
As Lily grows into her teenage years, soap fans are questioning if she will become more and more like her troublesome dad, David Platt.
On X, one fan said: “I don’t like this new Lily. Why did they have to make her a moody mare?” A second said: “Wonder if Lily is gonna be a mini David Platt.”
A third also wrote: “Why is Lily so mouthy all of sudden?” while a fourth added: “A new Lily with a new attitude just what we need, another rude moody teen on Corrie.”
Other fans agreed the soap should’ve addressed the casting change prior to the dramatic episode airing on Monday. One fan said: “Wondered who Lily was in last episode. They should’ve shown her at home before the school scene, as nobody had a clue who it was.”
Lily Platt, the daughter of David and Kylie, was played by Brooke Malonie for almost a decade. But Grace Ashcroft-Gardner has now silently taken over the role and was placed immediately at the deep end as Mick Michaelis roamed the school corridors in search of his daughter.
However, it isn’t the first time Coronation Street bosses have replaced Lilly since the character was born in 2013. Twins Ava and Lilly Bushell portrayed the Platt’s daughter from birth, before Betsie and Emmie Taylor took on the role in 2014 for two years.
Coronation Street provided no warning for the character change, as the new Lily was brought in just in time to play a major role in a distressing storyline. Gracie was seen for the first time when she was sat at the bus stop alongside Sam and Hope on Monday, July 14.
