Coronation Street star teases new arrival for one family after plea from fans

If one Coronation Street favourite gets her way, and viewers, there could be a new addition to the ITV soap.

One family in particular could be about to get a new arrival, one cast member is hoping, but who could it be? The family in question is the Swains, amid them forming quite the dynamic with Carla Connor and her household.

But could the infamous Swain cat, teased by Betsy Swain in a past scene and then called for by viewers, finally make an appearance? Betsy actress Sydney Martin certainly hopes so, telling The Mirror at the British Soap Awards all about it.

While she joked about the origins of the potential feline, which may or may not exist, Sydney confessed she would love to see a cat make an appearance. Her co-star Cait Fitton, who plays Betsy’s pal Lauren Bolton, agreed and even offered to play cat sitter.

Sydney shared: “Where is the cat? I mentioned a cat and I’m feeling now that it may have been a metaphor. I said something like she loves the cat more than me, so where is the Swain cat?

If one Coronation Street favourite gets her way, and viewers, there could be a new addition to the ITV soap(Image: WireImage)

“I hope one day it makes an appearance.” Cait then backed this saying: “We can get a cat. We can bring it onto set and go there’s the cat.” In terms of what to call the hypothetical pet, we suggested Bauren – the name Cait and Sydney gave their characters Betsy and Lauren’s budding friendship.

Rather hilariously, Cait thought we said “Warren” so that could be the winner here. The actress is very keen to help look after the Swain cat though, while she did point out a potential problem.

Offering to cat sit for the family, she said: “I’ll cat sit unless Frankie is allergic to cats, cos then I can’t.” As we later spoke with Sydney about the growing family dynamic with Lisa, Betsy, Carla and others, Sydney vowed it would keep “growing”.

Of course the hypothetical cat was mentioned once more, with her saying: “It’s growing… and a cat. I haven’t forgotten the cat.” Sydney also praised Corrie boss Kate Brooks for developing strong families and friendships, which she said was key to the ITV soap.

One family in particular could be about to get a new arrival(Image: ITV)

Speaking of her own onscreen family, she shared: “It’s a beautiful dynamic and it works so well.” Asked what was ahead for her character, Sydney confessed she doesn’t even ask bosses what’s on the way.

She joked: “We don’t ask we just go with the flow, it’s like ‘what are we doing next week?’.” With the crossover with Emmerdale coming up too, Cait reckons Lauren wouldn’t fit in in the Dales, but she’d love to see Cain Dingle have it out with David Platt.

Cait also revealed that the stuff with Lauren and Betsy almost didn’t happen. Corrie boss Kate added it into an episode as a trial run not knowing what to expect, but soon it proved to be a hit and Kate “loved it”.