Coronation Street star Sydney Martin declares 'prove them wrong' as job before soap fame revealed

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Coronation Street star Sydney Martin has been flooded with support as she seeminlgy revealed she proved people wrong by getting a huge role on the long-running show.
is now best known for playing Betsy Swain in the ITV soap. But joining Corrie was Sydney's big break, having previously auditioned for other roles in the programme.
Sydney, from Rossendale, was officially revealed as being Betsy Swain, the daughter of established character DS Lisa Swain, last summer after already popping up in the ITV soap, simply as Sabrina Adetiba's mate.
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She made her on-screen debut last summer as Betsy arrived on the Cobbles amidst the shocking Joel Deering and Lauren Bolton grooming storyline, before it was revealed that she was the daughter of Lisa and her late partner, Becky.
The role marks Sydney's first major TV move and previously speaking about landing the job, the soap star, who is 23 but playing 16-year-old Betsy, told the Manchester Evening News and other press that she originally applied for two smaller roles at the beginning of 2024.
However, two weeks later, she was invited to audition for the role of teenager Betsy, which she was given after a two-month audition process.
And taking to social media, it appears Sydney didn't always get support for her acting dreams. She shared a video on TikTok in which she could be seen at her former job, in supermarket Tesco.
Across the clip, a message read: "And the customer service assistant is studying 'acting'." The video then switched the show a string of pictures from her time in Corrie so far, including her very own cast card, standing in front of the Rovers Return and attending the British Soap Awards.
Alongside the post, set to Billy Joel's 'Piano Man', Sydney wrote: "Prove em wrong kiddo. Never let anyone tell you, you can't reach for the stars!!!!"
And the support quickly came flooding in. One said: "you are a great little actress." Another commented: "oh this is incredible!! tesco ain't an easy job either bless you, so proud of you!!" A third wrote: "so so so proud, my inspiration."
Another said: "Must be incredible to prove the doubters wrong," to which Sydney replied: "Used it as fuel." A fifth shared: "you have come so far!! you should be so proud of yourself sydney." Another fan added: "You should be so proud of yourself as we all are of you Sydney !!! You deserve the world and more."
Sydney previously told how her employers got the news of her Corrie gig before her family. She got the call about landing the role of Betsy while preparing to settle down and watch Pitch Perfect 3 with her flatmates.
She previously told the Manchester Evening News: "I got a phone call, ran into the corner of a flat and was like, 'It's going to be a no, keep watching. Just let me have my moment!'
"But my agent phoned me and said, 'Go hand in your notice!' I was doing six days a week at Tesco which is quite the career change!"
On telling her parents, Sydney admitted: "I did go to Tesco and hand my notice in first!" before sharing how her dad was concerned she'd quit her job and whether she'd need a reference from the supermarket chain.
She added: "They were overjoyed. They always say they don't know where I got my creative bones from because they're in completely different careers... I could not have asked for a better first opportunity. They're by biggest fans. They're over the moon. I had my first little picture in a magazine and they've got about ten of them."