Coronation Street’s Cait Fitton shares loved-up snap as she confirms relationship

Coronation Street star shares first photo of boyfriend on Instagram after teasing new relationship(Image: WireImage)

Coronation Street actress Cait Fitton has made her new relationship Instagram official, after sharing a birthday post for her mystery boyfriend. The 23-year-old, who plays Corrie’s Lauren Bolton, teased her new partner a few weeks back, telling fans her “boyfriend” had bought her a Jellycat toy.

But now, she’s taken her new romance to the next level, having shared a photo on her story showing some silver ’23’ balloons, as well as a photo of what appears to be her boyfriend. She sweetly wrote: “A day celebrating you,” following her message with a white loveheart emoji.

Her previous story post showed a collage of images of her with her partner, with Cait writing: “Happy birthday to my man.” She added: “Thank you for blessing my life.”

The snaps showed them posing for a selfie, as well as a fun photo of them glammed up posing together. Another photo showed them holding hands, but she’s still not named her new partner.

Cait shared the first photos of her new boyfriend(Image: Instagram)

Cait, who has been a regular on the cobbles since 2022, recently opened up about the difficulties of fame, admitting it took her a “long time” to get used to being recognised. Wanting to keep her relationship private in its early stages seems a natural choice for the star.

She told the Mirror: “It’s taken me a long time to have thick skin, it’s not an overnight process. We are normal people outside of filming, but everyone sees the characters as actual people. That can be really hard, especially with Lauren, who is a complex character.”

Cait has been getting used to working without her close pal Paddy Bever, who played on-screen boyfriend Max Turner, after his character was arrested and imprisoned for arson. She added: “It’s been really hard without Paddy.

The actress decorated to celebrate her new partner’s 23rd birthday(Image: Instagram)

“My journey started with him, and his time ended with me. It was strange to wrap my head around doing scenes without him. I miss working with Paddy.”

Although the pair, who even went on holiday together in 2023, no longer see each other at work, they are still good friends. Cait added: “I am in touch with him. We’re both very busy, but we do catch up. We are in need of an in-person catch-up soon.”

While Cait’s personal life is settled and content, her character Lauren is about to have her world turned upside down, after the actress teased an upcoming plotline. Having overcome abuse at the hands of Joel Deering, which ended in his death, and welcoming her baby son Frankie, Lauren’s had plenty of trauma to deal with.

But just as things are looking up for the troubled barmaid, it’s all about to go downhill, according to Cait. She explained: “She’s at a really stable point of her life. She has a job at the Rovers behind the bar, and she’s learning the craft. She’s trying to build relationships. That’s where the party comes in.”

Although Lauren Bolton’s life seems settled for the moment, Cait teased her dramatic upcoming storyline(Image: ITV/Danielle Baguley/REX/Shutterstock)

Lauren’s chance to let her hair down quickly descends into chaos when Aadi (Adam Hussain) and Bernie (Jane Hazelgrove) decide to throw a midsummer party. When Lauren arrives with Dylan, Brody and Betsy, she realises Brody has brought some LSD.

What begins as a chance to let loose quickly spirals into disaster for Lauren. The chaos kicks off when Aadi (Adam Hussain), nudged by Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove), throws a midsummer party.

Cait revealed: “Lauren doesn’t even know what is going on. She has anxiety over whether or not she should even be there because she doesn’t know anybody apart from Betsy. She seems out of place, though she tries her best to fit in.”

When Cait accidentally takes the hallucinogenic drug, the night goes south. Cait added: “She has a traumatic experience with it. We see a side of her that we haven’t seen for months.

“Her trauma is going to affect her future. It’s going to be a rollercoaster. Everybody at that party – their lives are going to be changed. I don’t know how she’ll go through it.”