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Daily Mail
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mail
Coronation Street star faces backlash for riding a dolphin as animal rights charity criticises actress for 'promoting cruel industry'
Coronation Street star Cait Fitton has been criticised by PETA for riding a dolphin while on holiday in the Dominican Republic. The actress, 23, who joined the programme as troubled teen Lauren Bolton in 2022, has been enjoying a summer break with her boyfriend Ben. Taking to her Instagram Story during the trip, Cait shared snaps of a day out at Dolphin Island Park in Punta. One picture showed Cait appear to ride a dolphin as they swam with them, while in another she kissed its nose. 'Such a surreal experience. Pictures pending …. Swim with dolphins in the wild,' Cait captioned one of the snaps. But animal rights charity PETA urged Cait to take down the pictures - which are still on her page in a highlight for the trip - as they criticised the actress for 'promoting this cruel industry'. In a statement to The Sun, PETA's vice president of programmes Elisa Allen Vice said: 'PETA is rushing Cait a copy of The Cove, as she simply can't be aware that dolphins exploited for these cute-seeming encounters are often violently torn away from their families and ocean homes and have almost no semblance of a real life. 'Instead of exploring, raising their young, and swimming vast distances, captive dolphins are forced to spend decades performing confusing tricks in cramped tanks while being fondled by strangers. 'We hope PETA's facts will open her eyes to the dolphins' plight and that she'll take down any social media pictures promoting this cruel industry, which imprisons wild animals for profit.' MailOnline has contacted representatives for Cait for comment. In 2023, Cait revealed her childhood aspirations of being on the soap left her school teachers very amused. Recalling her childhood, Cait - who said she dreamed of starring on the show since being five-years-old - admitted how she thought 'it might never happen' but continued to works towards her goals. Cait told The Sun: 'When the teacher asked us, "What do you want to be when you're older?" I said, "I want to be in Coronation Street." 'I remember all the teachers were amused, they couldn't believe it. I wanted it so badly. 'Sometimes I'd despair and think it was never going to happen, but it just shows that if you fight and you work hard for your dreams, you can achieve.' She continued: 'It takes a lot of courage and drive to strive to be different and it takes even more courage to achieve and I'm super happy I stuck it out.' Coronation Street fans were left sick to their stomachs after an evil villain made an 'impossible' return against all odds during an episode of the ITV show last month. Lauren, played by Cait, couldn't believe her eyes when she thought that she'd seen Joel Deering (Calum Lill) - which makes no sense as he is dead. After viewers will know the evil solicitor was killed by Lauren back in September last year. The teen scared herself that much that she thought that 'Joel' was trying to take her baby Frankie away from her. 'I don't want to do this, give me Frankie please,' she told him, before shouting: 'Just give him to me Joel!' Lauren welcomed Frankie into the world after she fell pregnant with Joel's child after he groomed and abused her for many months. Lauren and Joel started to get close when he helped her with an arrest. He also helped her with any money that she needed, but she had to give something back in return - sex. But Lauren wanted to cut it off at one point and even threatened him that she would tell his girlfriend Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown). This led him to beating her up and she was left in a really bad way and absent from the Cobbles for half a year. When she returned to Weatherfield things got heated again and she ended up murdering Joel after he attacked her friend Max Turner (Paddy Bever).
Daily Mirror
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Coronation Street star slammed over 'cruel' holiday photos - "Open your eyes!"
Coronation Street star Cait Fitton, known for her role as Lauren Bolton, has been on holiday with her boyfriend in the Dominican Republic Coronation Street star Cait Fitton was slammed by PETA after she shared a picture of herself swimming with a dolphin while on holiday. The 23-year-old soap star, who is best known for her role as Lauren Bolton on the long-running ITV soap, recently shared a few posts from her sunny holiday in the Dominican Republic. In one picture shared online, Cait was seen laughing with joy as she appeared to ride a dolphin in the ocean. In one snap taken outside Dolphin Island Park in Punta Cana, the soap star wrote: "Such a surreal experience. Pictures pending …. Swim with dolphins in the wild.' She also kissed a dolphin in one picture shared on her page. What she thought was a wholesome post received criticism from animal rights charity PETA. They released a statement saying: "PETA is rushing Cait a copy of The Cove, as she simply can't be aware that dolphins exploited for these cute-seeming encounters are often violently torn away from their families and ocean homes and have almost no semblance of a real life. "Instead of exploring, raising their young, and swimming vast distances, captive dolphins are forced to spend decades performing confusing tricks in cramped tanks while being fondled by strangers. "We hope PETA's facts will open her eyes to the dolphins' plight and that she'll take down any social media pictures promoting this cruel industry, which imprisons wild animals for profit.' The Mirror have reached out to Cait's representatives for comment. Cait's holiday snaps comes a few weeks after she went Instagram official with her new boyfriend. She teased her new partner for several weeks, telling fans her "boyfriend" had bought her a Jellycat toy. And at the end of June, she took her new romance to the next level, having shared a photo on her story showing some silver '23' balloons, as well as a photo of what appears to be her boyfriend. She sweetly wrote: "A day celebrating you," following her message with a white loveheart emoji. Her previous story post showed a collage of images of her with her partner, with Cait writing: "Happy birthday to my man." She added: "Thank you for blessing my life." The snaps showed them posing for a selfie, as well as a fun photo of them glammed up posing together. Another photo showed them holding hands, but she's still not named her new partner. Cait previously discussed the difficulties of fame, telling the Mirror: "It's taken me a long time to have thick skin, it's not an overnight process. "We are normal people outside of filming, but everyone sees the characters as actual people. That can be really hard, especially with Lauren, who is a complex character."
Scottish Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Scottish Sun
Coronation Street's Cait Fitton SLAMMED for animal cruelty on holiday as she shares snaps RIDING a dolphin
Her posts have sparked outrage online, with animal rights charity PETA slamming the experience as exploitative and cruel HOLIDAY SHAME Coronation Street's Cait Fitton SLAMMED for animal cruelty on holiday as she shares snaps RIDING a dolphin Click to share on X/Twitter (Opens in new window) Click to share on Facebook (Opens in new window) CORONATION Street's Cait Fitton has been slammed for animal cruelty on holiday - after sharing a snap of herself riding a dolphin. Cait, 23, best known for playing Lauren Bolton on the ITV soap, posted a slew of shots from her tropical getaway to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday. Sign up for the Entertainment newsletter Sign up 6 Corrie's Cait Fitton has been slammed for animal cruelty on holiday Credit: Instagram 6 She shared a snap of herself riding a dolphin in the Dominican Republic Credit: Instagram It included an Instagram Story where she was seen in the sea, appearing to ride a dolphin. One of the snaps, from outside Dolphin Island Park in Punta Cana, was captioned: 'Such a surreal experience. Pictures pending …. Swim with dolphins in the wild.' In another, she kissed the mammal - joined by her boyfriend, Tony. But her posts have sparked outrage online, with animal rights charity PETA slamming the experience as exploitative and cruel. In a statement to The Sun, PETA's Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen said: 'PETA is rushing Cait a copy of The Cove, as she simply can't be aware that dolphins exploited for these cute-seeming encounters are often violently torn away from their families and ocean homes and have almost no semblance of a real life. "Instead of exploring, raising their young, and swimming vast distances, captive dolphins are forced to spend decades performing confusing tricks in cramped tanks while being fondled by strangers. "We hope PETA's facts will open her eyes to the dolphins' plight and that she'll take down any social media pictures promoting this cruel industry, which imprisons wild animals for profit.' Cait's representatives have been contacted for comment. While dolphin experiences remain popular with tourists, animal welfare groups have long warned that the practice often involves keeping highly intelligent creatures in unnatural, confined environments. It was just two weeks ago that Cait went Instagram official with her new boyfriend, praising her man for "blessing my life". My teacher asked me what I wanted from life when I was five-years-old – I said 'I want to be in Coronation Street' The actress posted a gushing tribute to her other-half in a series of social media slides celebrating his 23th birthday. Cait had teased her mystery man weeks ago, after telling fans she'd received a Jellycat cuddly toy gift from "my boyfriend". She later returned the favour, arranging for a series of 23-shaped silver balloons to fill his room as well as a happy birthday banner. Cait added the sweet caption: "A day celebrating you." Deciding not to name her partner, she then posted a series of snaps showing happy moments together, including them glammed up as well as holding hands. 6 In another, she kissed the mammal Credit: Instagram 6 Cait was joined by her boyfriend, Tony Credit: Instagram 6 The activity was hosted by Dolphin Island Park in Punta Cana Credit: Instagram Cait then wrote: "Happy birthday to my man. "Thank you for blessing my life." The soap star, who joined the show back in 2022, previously decided against revealing her partner's identity. OFF SCREEN Cait's life away from the Weatherfield cobbles recently came to light. She is originally from Lancashire and ventured into performing arts at the age of three. While it's clear Cait has a talent when it comes to acting, having also starred in Doctors, she's also a great singer. She previously wowed her followers online after posting a clip of her singing a rendition of Ben E. King's Stand By Me. Cait always had her sights set on Coronation Street, previously telling us she told her entire class in school how she wanted a role on the ITV soap. She spoke exclusively to The Sun and said: "The teacher asked us, 'What do you want to be when you're older?' Children were saying 'a fireman' or 'a nurse', and I said, 'I want to be in Coronation Street'. "I remember all the teachers were amused, they couldn't believe it. I watched it religiously." Corrie's 15 most popular characters in 2024 Dee-Dee Bailey - 214 episodes - 1st - 214 episodes - 1st Nick Tilsley - 178 episodes - 2nd - 178 episodes - 2nd Toyah Habeeb - 163 episodes - 3rd - 163 episodes - 3rd Leanne Battersby - 156 episodes - 4th - 156 episodes - 4th Carla Connor - 145 episodes - 5th - 145 episodes - 5th Sarah Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th - 144 episodes - Joint 6th David Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th - 144 episodes - Joint 6th Kit Green - 138 episodes - Joint 8th - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Daniel Osbourne - 138 episodes - Joint 8th - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Bethany Platt - 138 episodes - Joint 8th - 138 episodes - Joint 8th DS Lisa Swain - 128 episodes - 11th - 128 episodes - 11th Steve McDonald - 126 episodes - 12th - 126 episodes - 12th Roy Cropper - 125 episodes - 13th - 125 episodes - 13th Billy Mayhew - 121 episodes - Joint 14th - 121 episodes - Joint 14th Bernie Winter - 121 episodes - Joint 14th When she announced her role on Corrie, Cait paid tribute to the family members she's sadly lost over the years. She wrote: "My younger self is screaming right now!!! I want to say a big thank you to all the cast and crew at @coronationstreet for inviting me in with open arms and making me feel so welcome! "Thank you to my amazing agent Brooke Kinsella at @intertalentactors for constantly supporting me and always pushing me to achieve." Remembering family members who have passed on, she continued: "Also a massive thank you to my family and friends who have supported me throughout this process and been with me along the journey so far! I dedicate this role of achievement to my family who were huge fans of the show but unfortunately are no longer with me, but I know if they were, they'd be bursting at the seams!"
The Irish Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Coronation Street's Cait Fitton SLAMMED for animal cruelty on holiday as she shares snaps RIDING a dolphin
CORONATION Street's Cait Fitton has been slammed for animal cruelty on holiday - after sharing a snap of herself riding a dolphin. 6 Corrie's Cait Fitton has been slammed for animal cruelty on holiday Credit: Instagram 6 She shared a snap of herself riding a dolphin in the Dominican Republic Credit: Instagram It included an Instagram Story where she was seen in the sea, appearing to ride a dolphin. One of the snaps, from outside Dolphin Island Park in Punta Cana, was captioned: 'Such a surreal experience. Pictures pending …. Swim with dolphins in the wild.' In another, she kissed the mammal - joined by her boyfriend, Tony. But her posts have sparked outrage online, with animal rights charity PETA slamming the experience as exploitative and cruel. read more on Cait Fitton In a statement to The Sun, PETA's Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen said: 'PETA is rushing Cait a copy of The Cove, as she simply can't be aware that dolphins exploited for these cute-seeming encounters are often violently torn away from their families and ocean homes and have almost no semblance of a real life . "Instead of exploring, raising their young, and swimming vast distances, captive dolphins are forced to spend decades performing confusing tricks in cramped tanks while being fondled by strangers. "We hope PETA's facts will open her eyes to the dolphins' plight and that she'll take down any social media pictures promoting this cruel industry, which imprisons wild animals for profit.' Cait's representatives have been contacted for comment. Most read in Soaps While dolphin experiences remain popular with tourists, animal welfare groups have long warned that the practice often involves keeping highly intelligent creatures in unnatural, confined environments. It was just two weeks ago that Cait My teacher asked me what I wanted from life when I was five-years-old – I said 'I want to be in Coronation Street' The actress posted a gushing tribute to her other-half in a series of social media slides celebrating his 23th birthday. Cait had teased her mystery man weeks ago, after telling fans she'd received a Jellycat cuddly toy gift from "my boyfriend". She later returned the favour, arranging for a series of 23-shaped silver balloons to fill his room as well as a happy birthday banner. Cait added the sweet caption: "A day celebrating you." Deciding not to name her partner, she then posted a series of snaps showing happy moments together, including them glammed up as well as holding hands. 6 In another, she kissed the mammal Credit: Instagram 6 Cait was joined by her boyfriend, Tony Credit: Instagram 6 The activity was hosted by Dolphin Island Park in Punta Cana Credit: Instagram Cait then wrote: "Happy birthday to my man. "Thank you for blessing my life." The soap star, who joined the show back in 2022, previously decided against revealing her partner's identity. OFF SCREEN Cait's life away from the Weatherfield cobbles She is originally from Lancashire and ventured into performing arts at the age of three. While it's clear Cait has a talent when it comes to acting, having also starred in Doctors, she's also a great singer. She previously wowed her followers online after posting a clip of her singing a rendition of Ben E. King's Stand By Me. Cait always had her sights set on Coronation Street, previously telling us she told her entire class in school how she wanted a role on the ITV soap. She spoke exclusively to The Sun and said: "The teacher asked us, 'What do you want to be when you're older?' Children were saying 'a fireman' or 'a nurse', and I said, 'I want to be in Coronation Street'. "I remember all the teachers were amused, they couldn't believe it. I watched it religiously." Corrie's 15 most popular characters in 2024 Dee-Dee Bailey - 214 episodes - 1st Nick Tilsley - 178 episodes - 2nd Toyah Habeeb - 163 episodes - 3rd Leanne Battersby - 156 episodes - 4th Carla Connor - 145 episodes - 5th Sarah Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th David Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th Kit Green - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Daniel Osbourne - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Bethany Platt - 138 episodes - Joint 8th DS Lisa Swain - 128 episodes - 11th Steve McDonald - 126 episodes - 12th Roy Cropper - 125 episodes - 13th Billy Mayhew - 121 episodes - Joint 14th Bernie Winter - 121 episodes - Joint 14th When she announced her role on Corrie, Cait paid tribute to the family members she's sadly lost over the years. She wrote: "My younger self is screaming right now!!! I want to say a big thank you to all the cast and crew at @coronationstreet for inviting me in with open arms and making me feel so welcome! "Thank you to my amazing agent Brooke Kinsella at @intertalentactors for constantly supporting me and always pushing me to achieve." Remembering family members who have passed on, she continued: "Also a massive thank you to my family and friends who have supported me throughout this process and been with me along the journey so far! I dedicate this role of achievement to my family who were huge fans of the show but unfortunately are no longer with me, but I know if they were, they'd be bursting at the seams!" 6 She is best known for playing Corrie's Lauren Bolton Credit: ITV
The Sun
11-07-2025
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street's Cait Fitton SLAMMED for animal cruelty on holiday as she shares snaps RIDING a dolphin
CORONATION Street's Cait Fitton has been slammed for animal cruelty on holiday - after sharing a snap of herself riding a dolphin. Cait, 23, best known for playing Lauren Bolton on the ITV soap, posted a slew of shots from her tropical getaway to the Dominican Republic on Wednesday. It included an Instagram Story where she was seen in the sea, appearing to ride a dolphin. One of the snaps, from outside Dolphin Island Park in Punta Cana, was captioned: 'Such a surreal experience. Pictures pending …. Swim with dolphins in the wild.' In another, she kissed the mammal - joined by her boyfriend, Tony. But her posts have sparked outrage online, with animal rights charity PETA slamming the experience as exploitative and cruel. In a statement to The Sun, PETA's Vice President of Programmes Elisa Allen said: 'PETA is rushing Cait a copy of The Cove, as she simply can't be aware that dolphins exploited for these cute-seeming encounters are often violently torn away from their families and ocean homes and have almost no semblance of a real life. "Instead of exploring, raising their young, and swimming vast distances, captive dolphins are forced to spend decades performing confusing tricks in cramped tanks while being fondled by strangers. "We hope PETA's facts will open her eyes to the dolphins' plight and that she'll take down any social media pictures promoting this cruel industry, which imprisons wild animals for profit.' Cait's representatives have been contacted for comment. While dolphin experiences remain popular with tourists, animal welfare groups have long warned that the practice often involves keeping highly intelligent creatures in unnatural, confined environments. It was just two weeks ago that Cait went Instagram official with her new boyfriend, praising her man for "blessing my life". My teacher asked me what I wanted from life when I was five-years-old – I said 'I want to be in Coronation Street' The actress posted a gushing tribute to her other-half in a series of social media slides celebrating his 23th birthday. Cait had teased her mystery man weeks ago, after telling fans she'd received a Jellycat cuddly toy gift from "my boyfriend". She later returned the favour, arranging for a series of 23-shaped silver balloons to fill his room as well as a happy birthday banner. Cait added the sweet caption: "A day celebrating you." Deciding not to name her partner, she then posted a series of snaps showing happy moments together, including them glammed up as well as holding hands. 6 Cait then wrote: "Happy birthday to my man. "Thank you for blessing my life." The soap star, who joined the show back in 2022, previously decided against revealing her partner's identity. OFF SCREEN Cait's life away from the Weatherfield cobbles recently came to light. She is originally from Lancashire and ventured into performing arts at the age of three. While it's clear Cait has a talent when it comes to acting, having also starred in Doctors, she's also a great singer. She previously wowed her followers online after posting a clip of her singing a rendition of Ben E. King's Stand By Me. Cait always had her sights set on Coronation Street, previously telling us she told her entire class in school how she wanted a role on the ITV soap. She spoke exclusively to The Sun and said: "The teacher asked us, 'What do you want to be when you're older?' Children were saying 'a fireman' or 'a nurse', and I said, 'I want to be in Coronation Street'. "I remember all the teachers were amused, they couldn't believe it. I watched it religiously." Corrie's 15 most popular characters in 2024 Dee-Dee Bailey - 214 episodes - 1st Nick Tilsley - 178 episodes - 2nd Toyah Habeeb - 163 episodes - 3rd Leanne Battersby - 156 episodes - 4th Carla Connor - 145 episodes - 5th Sarah Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th David Platt - 144 episodes - Joint 6th Kit Green - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Daniel Osbourne - 138 episodes - Joint 8th Bethany Platt - 138 episodes - Joint 8th DS Lisa Swain - 128 episodes - 11th Steve McDonald - 126 episodes - 12th Roy Cropper - 125 episodes - 13th Billy Mayhew - 121 episodes - Joint 14th Bernie Winter - 121 episodes - Joint 14th When she announced her role on Corrie, Cait paid tribute to the family members she's sadly lost over the years. She wrote: "My younger self is screaming right now!!! I want to say a big thank you to all the cast and crew at @coronationstreet for inviting me in with open arms and making me feel so welcome! "Thank you to my amazing agent Brooke Kinsella at @intertalentactors for constantly supporting me and always pushing me to achieve." Remembering family members who have passed on, she continued: "Also a massive thank you to my family and friends who have supported me throughout this process and been with me along the journey so far! I dedicate this role of achievement to my family who were huge fans of the show but unfortunately are no longer with me, but I know if they were, they'd be bursting at the seams!" 6
