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Coronation Street’s hellraising newcomer had racy secret job before joining cobbles as ‘nightmare neighbour’
The star described their incoming Corrie character as "a life force and full of beans"
A HELLRAISING Coronation Street newbie had a racy secret job before signing up as the new 'nightmare neighbour'.
The ITV soap has signed up two new stars with their characters set to shake things up in Weatherfield.
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TikTok star Farrel Hegarty will play Lou, one-half of a nightmare neighbour duo.
Prior to landing her new gig, Farrel has served as an ambassador for Lovehoney.
The online retailer specialises in items such as lingerie, sex toys and erotic gifts.
Farrel has advertised the brand on her Instagram page, to her 124,000 followers.
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The star also has over 70,000 followers on TikTok and over two million likes for comedy vlogs.
Discussing her Corrie casting, Farrel said: “I’m delighted and so grateful to be joining the cast of Coronation Street.
"I have genuinely been blown away by how ridiculously warm and nice everyone is.
“Lou is definitely an exciting character to play because she’s got good and bad parts to her, she’s a life force and full of beans.
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"She’s a very colourful person who likes to make waves and try to cause chaos.
"But she also has that strong family loyalty, especially between Mick
and Lou, they are thick as thieves and will stick up for each other, even when they probably shouldn’t…”
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Former Casualty actor Joe Layton, who played Kayden, will be joining Farrel in the role of Mick.
Mick and Lou Michaelis are set to make a living hell for their fellow Weatherfield residents - but Lou takes a shine to one person straight away.
She will find herself bonding with Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell) after the pair recognise each other from Bessie Street Primary School.
Her two youngest daughters currently attend, along with Gemma's quads.
However, the friendly dynamic could soon change when Mick arrives on the 14th February and his true identity is uncovered....
How will things unfold between the two families?
Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX.
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