Corrie’s Lauren Bolton star teases huge twist for character and future romance
EXCLUSIVE: Coronation Street actress Cait Fitton, who plays troubled teen Lauren Bolton on the ITV soap, has revealed one way she'd like her character to change
Coronation Street star Cait Fitton would like her character Lauren Bolton to smile more – and get more funny scenes on the ITV soap.
The 21-year-old soap actress has admitted she’d love her troubled teen character to be less serious and take part in more comedy moments on the cobbles. As fans know, the troubled teen has already been through a lot.
Recent scenes saw her expose bruises on her body to her new love interest Bobby Crawford (Jack Carroll), suggesting her relationship with her mystery man might be physically abusive. And she told Max and Sabrina about her secret – that she’s posting saucy content on adult site O-Vidz – something that Max feels could put her in danger.
But she reckons Lauren deserves some happier storylines – and more scenes with acting veteran Maureen Lipman, who plays Evelyn on the Street. She spoke exclusively to Daily Star at the TV Choice Awards.
Asked what her dream storylines are for the teen, she said: “I think because Lauren is such a hard-faced character… we’re kind of getting there. She’s smiling on and off, just more comedy for her, because there is a little girl in there.
“So many people say to me ‘oh my god, you actually can smile’ and it’s like ‘yeah of course I can, I’m human!’. I’d love to have more scenes with Maureen [Lipman]. I’d love it because she’s such an icon and she’s just hilarious. Her dry humour is hilarious.”
Pondering what she’d like to happen to Lauren, she went on: “Probably something more comedy based. I’ve done quite a lot of seriousness, so yeah, who knows. Maybe in the future [Lauren] could become a comedian. Who knows.”
Asked if her new pal Bobby could be the one, she said they were suited to one another. Fans saw the pair share a kiss, and the newcomer has managed to make her laugh – a rare sight as Cait herself admits.
“Bobby’s a hard one because he’s a new character, he’s very likeable,” Cait said. “Lauren isn’t really used to that happy and bubbly energy, so they are quite suited to each other. It is quite an unusual pairing.
“I can’t see where it’s going in the future because I genuinely don’t know, but he brings a good energy to Lauren, and I think he brings a lot to the Street”.