Coronation Street fans 'confused' as star suddenly recast after nearly 10 years
Lily Platt, the daughter of David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) and his late wife, Kylie (Paula Lane) has been a resident on the ITV soap since she was born in 2013.
Until yesterday, the young character had been played by actress Brooke Malonie since 2016, but it's safe to say viewers were shocked to discover the new arrival.
It comes as fans had noticed she was 'missing' from the cobbles in recent weeks.
As of Monday, the role of Lily is now portrayed by Grace Ashcroft-Gardner.
Making her debut, Lily is set to be at the centre of a 'dramatic' new storyline with her cousin Sam (Jude Riordan).
The two youngsters will also be part of a storyline involving Mick Michaelis and his prison escape, reports Digital Spy.
Baffled fans who were watching Monday's episode soon noticed there was a 'random' actress playing Lily, as someone posted on X, formerly Twitter: 'I was wondering who the random girl at the bus stop was... did anyone else know it was Lily Platt before she was seen running down a school corridor, or was that news to you all too?!!'
Coronation Street recast Lily Platt #Corrie pic.twitter.com/iqtyu8GMTU
— Andrew McBride (@andrewmcb) July 14, 2025
Another joked: 'I was slightly confused for a minute by the random, never before seen child waiting at the bus stop but then realised that Lilly Platt has had a head transplant. #Corrie'
This person wrote: 'They way #corrie just recast Lily Platt and didn't tell us so for half of today's episode I'm just sat there like who T* is this random child.'
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On Reddit, there was also discussion about Grace's debut as Lily, with viewers praising former Corrie star Brooke.
One profile commented: 'I get the impression that Brooke maybe decided to leave going by her insta and new headshots up, could be wrong though!
'Couldn't fault her acting when she was in it.
'Best wishes to her whatever happened.'
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