Cait Fitton Explained
Cait Fitton |
Birth Name: | Caitlin Rose Fitton |
Birth Date: | 8 March 2002 |
Birth Place: | Oldham, Lancashire, England |
Occupation: | Actress |
Television: | Gigglebiz Doctors Coronation Street |
Years Active: | 2013–present |
Caitlin Rose Fitton (born 8 March 2002) is an English actress and singer, known for portraying the role of Lauren Bolton on the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2022.
Life and career
Cait Rose Fitton was born on 8 March 2002 in Oldham, Lancashire.[1] [2] She ventured into performing arts at the age of three.[1] She attended Siddal Moor Sports College and the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop, and whilst attending the latter, she produced and sold her own CD online to raise money for a children's hospice.[1] In 2013, she made her television debut in the CBBC entertainment series The Johnny and Inel Show as a child singer, and appeared as various characters in the CBeebies comedy programme Gigglebiz.[3] [4] The following year, she appeared in an episode of 4 O'Clock Club. Fitton also appeared in advertisements for Asda and McDonald's.[5]
In June 2020, Fitton appeared in an episode of the BBC medical soap opera Doctors as Jessie Mortimer.[6] In November 2022, Fitton joined the cast of ITV soap opera Coronation Street as Lauren Bolton, the daughter of Reece Bolton (Scott Anson), a member of an extremist group that recruits Max Turner (Paddy Bever) who she begins dating.[7] She leaves in January 2023 after the character's father is arrested and her subsequent break up with Max.[8] [9] Fitton reprised the role five months later on a permanent basis.[10] [11] She told of how being in Coronation Street was her "childhood dream" and that she was "surprised to be asked back" (to the soap) following her initial exit.[12] [13] [14]
Filmography
Year | Title | Role | Notes | |
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2013 | The Johnny and Inel Show | Child singer | Episode: "The Launch of Jynel" | |
2013 | Gigglebiz | Various | Recurring role | |
2014 | 4 O'Clock Club | Young girl | 1 episode | |
2015 | Coronation Street | Extra |
2020 | Doctors | Jessie Mortimer | Episode: "Stepping Stones" | |
2022–present | Coronation Street | Lauren Bolton | Regular role | | |
Notes and References
- Web site: 12-year-old releases her own CD to help poorly children . Bury Times . 9 September 2023 . 21 November 2014 . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910112656/https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/11618793.12-year-old-releases-her-own-cd-to-help-poorly-children/ . live .
- Web site: And So It Begins Chapter 21✨ . . 9 September 2023 . 8 March 2023.
- Web site: The Johnny & Inel Show – Series 1, Episode 2 . . 9 September 2023 . 10 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230910112656/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_johnny_and_inel_show/episodes/1/2/ . live .
- Web site: Here's where Coronation Street fans recognised newcomer Lauren from . . 9 September 2023 . 3 November 2022 . 20 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230620224339/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a41857149/coronation-street-lauren-cait-fitton/ . live .
- Web site: Cait Fitton at Spotlight . . 9 September 2023 . 31 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230331084033/https://www.spotlight.com/0214-9081-4427 . live .
- Web site: Doctors, Series 21, Stepping Stones . . 9 September 2023 . 10 September 2020 . https://web.archive.org/web/20200910183203/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jrnj . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street casts ex-CBeebies star in Max’s terrifying grooming plot . . 9 September 2023 . 3 November 2022 . 13 November 2022 . https://web.archive.org/web/20221113163137/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-casts-ex-cbeebies-28395545.amp . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street's Lauren Bolton exit confirmed: "For now we say goodbye" . . 9 September 2023 . 13 January 2023 . 13 March 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230313030911/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/coronation-street/coronation-street-lauren-bolton-exit-newsupdate/ . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street star Cait Fitton addresses Lauren's exit from soap . . 9 September 2023 . 9 January 2023 . 23 January 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230123173218/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a42477492/coronation-street-cait-fitton-lauren-exit/ . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street star Cait Fitton reveals upsetting return storyline for Lauren . . 9 September 2023 . 23 June 2023 . 3 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230903150726/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44266652/coronation-street-spoilers-cait-fitton-lauren-return/ . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street’s Cait Fitton reveals how 'ticking timebomb' Lauren 'explodes' in shocking scene . . 9 September 2023 . 28 August 2023 . 6 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230906173911/https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/28/coronation-street-star-reveals-how-lauren-explodes-in-shock-scene-19396330/ . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street star Cait Fitton reveals Ryan twist in Lauren's storyline . . 9 September 2023 . 29 August 2023 . 2 September 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230902142105/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44929564/coronation-street-spoilers-ryan-lauren-twist/ . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street star surprised to be asked back after exit . . 9 September 2023 . 24 June 2023 . 24 June 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230624172633/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23612067.coronation-street-star-surprised-asked-back-exit/ . live .
- Web site: Coronation Street's Cait Fitton shares her childhood dream of being on soap . . 9 September 2023 . 7 August 2023 . 28 August 2023 . https://web.archive.org/web/20230828185841/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44746669/coronation-street-cait-fitton-childhood-dream-extra/ . live .