Coronation Street’s Bethany Platt: Her history with evil Nathan Curtis, her journalism career, and her kidnap ordeals!

Coronation Street’s Bethany Platt has got her life back on track. She’s returned to her family and Weatherfield, is happily loved up with Daniel Osbourne, and things are good.

Except she’s about to come face-to-face with evil Nathan Curtis – the man who groomed and sexually exploited her, and who she thought was safely behind bars.

So what is Bethany’s story? Here’s the lowdown on her – VERY – eventful young life in Coronation Street.

Who plays Coronation Street’s Bethany Platt?

Bethany has been played by several actresses. As a baby she was played by Mia Cookson, then by twins Emily and Amy Walton.

Editorial use only. Exclusive - Premium Rates Apply. Call your Account Manager for pricing. Mandatory Credit: Photo by ITV/REX/Shutterstock (673390kv) 'Coronation Street' TV - 2000 - Sarah Louise Platt (TINA O'BRIEN) and baby Bethany Platt [Amy & Emily Walton]. ITV ARCHIVE -

Bethany was a surprise arrival for teenager Sarah-Louise Platt (Tina O’Brien) who gave birth when she was just 13 years old on June 4, 2000.

Baby Bethany was at first going to be adopted, then brought up by her gran, Gail Rodwell (Helen Worth) before eventually Sarah decided she would keep her baby.

But Sarah went off the rails, dating bad boy Aidan Critchley and nearly dying in a car accident.

The realisation her daughter was almost left motherless, spurred Sarah into being a better mum and taking responsibility for her little girl.

Being kidnapped once is pretty unlucky, but poor Bethany has been snatched four times.

The first was by Alison Webster. She was overcome with grief after the death of her own newborn son, Jake and took baby Bethany. She was found by Kevin Webster, handed Bethany back and then took her own life.

Bethany was safe enough until she was three and then her paternal grandmother, Brenda Ferns came into her life.

After the death of her son, Bethany’s dad, Neil, Brenda became obsessed with her granddaughter and kidnapped her so they could die together and be with Neil. It was Emily Bishop to the rescue that time.

The third kidnap was at the hands of Nathan Curtis’s crony, Mel, who was determined to keep Bethany away from testifying against her abuser and drove her to train tracks. But Bethany persuaded Mel to let her go.

Bethany’s experience with Nathan and his evil mates came back to haunt her again when abuser Neil Clifton’s daughter, Kayla arrived in town.

Determined to prove her dad’s innocence, she manipulated Bethany and Craig Tinker, and ended up tying Bethany up in her basement until she confessed she’d lied about Neil raping her.

Bethany held strong and Craig arrived to rescue her with Neil’s recorded confession to prove to Kayla her dad was a wrong’un.

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