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Coronation Street Newcomer Beth Nixon Steps Into Spotlight After Fresh Twist

Entertainment profiles trace her route from York drama training to a breakthrough casting on the ITV soap.

Overview

  • Nixon joined the series last year as Megan, an athletics coach involved in a sensitive grooming storyline centered on a teenage pupil.
  • This week’s developments in the plot have renewed attention on the performer behind the character without revealing upcoming turns.
  • The 25-year-old hails from York and studied at the Arden School of Theatre in Manchester.
  • She juggled roles as a skin clinic manager and long-time waitress and says she nearly quit acting before securing the part.
  • Coronation Street is her first TV credit after stage and radio work, a McDonald’s ad in Switzerland, and earlier auditions that included a near-miss for the role of Lauren Bolton.