Coronation Street star Lucy Fallon has shared an update with her social media followers, revealing that her young daughter recently took a trip to hospital.
The Bethany Platt actress welcomed daughter Nancy, who she shares with footballer partner Ryan Ledson, in January 2025.
The couple, who got engaged in November, also share son Sonny, who was born in 2023.
Sonny’s arrival came during Lucy’s hiatus from the ITV soap, with Bethany having departed for a job in London in 2020.
Shortly after her 2024 return to Coronation Street, Lucy announced her pregnancy with Nancy, but promised that she would be back on the cobbles after her birth.
Bethany was involved in a dramatic storyline leading up to her exit, which saw her undergo plastic surgery in Turkey. The procedure went wrong, leaving her with a stoma bag – something that took a toll on her self-esteem.
In the months that followed, Bethany was devastated to learn that boyfriend Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) had cheated on her with former flame Daisy Midgeley.
Shortly after her discovery, she headed back to London to take on a new job opportunity.
True to her word, Lucy returned to the role of Bethany last summer, following her maternity leave.
Taking to Instagram this week, Lucy shared a sweet photo of Nancy, with an explanation of what has been going on.
‘Radio silence from me this week as Nancy was admitted to hospital on Monday,’ she wrote on her stories.
‘She loves a dramatic illness this chick,’ she continued, before assuring her followers that Nancy is ‘doing much better now’.
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This isn’t the first time poor Nancy has taken a trip to hospital, having previously left Lucy feeling ‘completely drained’ and ‘unable to cope’ after a health scare.
Posting a video to Instagram at the time, Lucy explained that Nancy had contracted numerous infections and a sickness bug, while also dealing with the usual difficulties that come with teething.
‘She’s been vomiting, she has a throat infection, an ear infection, and an eye infection,’ Lucy explained. ‘She’s got two top teeth coming through and a sickness bug. Can you cope? Life comes at you really fast.’
Lucy went on to reveal how the situation had been a ‘reality check’, before expressing her gratitude for the support of her followers and friends.
Earlier this week, Lucy spoke candidly about her own health struggles, revealing that she had spent five weeks in The Priory, a specialist mental health hospital, after ‘hitting rock bottom’.
She told Johnny Seifert’s Secure the Insecure podcast about her 2020 hospital stay, and praised her family for their support.
‘I ended up having to go to hospital, and it was from that point that other people were involved – my mum and my sisters and people that I’d worked with before,’ Lucy explained.
‘It almost felt like other people, other factors, were telling me, “Right, you need some serious help now. It’s gone a bit too far”. I really didn’t want to do it. I didn’t want to go and I even remember getting there. I really, really did not want to go in.’
She went on to explain how, despite her initial reservations, she came to feel safe at The Priory, before revealing that being discharged was an adjustment.
‘Coming out and being in the real world and just having to carry on felt strange. But I also had a really good support system around me.
‘Going and being with my mum and dad for a few weeks after, rather than just going back to my house, was a really nice thing – especially to have your tea cooked for you every night. And all my washing done as well.’
