Coronation Street fans finally know the identity of the girl blackmailing villain Joel Deering, and it seems there’s more drama ahead amid fans guessing she will be his downfall
Coronation Street newcomer Sydney Martin has teased whether Betsy will be the one to expose villain Joel Deering on the ITV soap.
Betsy’s identity was confirmed on Friday, with her revealed to be the daughter of DS Swain. Prior to this, she was an unnamed character known as Sabrina’s mate.
We saw her getting up to no good and trying to blackmail Joel Deering, asking him for money. Getting involved with the villain, unaware yet of his crimes, Betsy was seen secretly messaging him.
But with Joel yet to be exposed as Lauren Bolton’s killer and with his grooming crimes not yet revealed, fans are sure a downfall is looming and that Betsy could be behind it. Speaking exclusively to The Mirror, actress Sydney has now teased whether this could happen, and revealed all on the drama ahead.
On the Joel twist, she said: “I think she thinks about herself first and how she can gain from a situation, she looks out for Sabrina but it’s also what can she gain from it? She tries to fight for the power. Joel has a lot of power so it’s nice to see a 16-year-old girl come in and fight back a bit.
“It’s been so fun to play, it’s nice that there’s that power play and she fights to have it.” On what’s ahead she said: “We see her in the factory causing a bit of mischief. We get a real sense for her personality and then maybe she kind of meets people she shouldn’t meet, and others on the street. But we definitely will see her personality shine through.”
Sydney also revealed whether Joel should watch out, and whether Betsy will investigate him DS Swain style. She said: “When it comes to her mum’s job she doesn’t like that way.
“When it comes to the law there’s a lot of disrespect that she’s got towards it. Initially she wants to look out for Sabrina, but also wants to use the knowledge she has to gain some kind of power. Eventually she might do something with it, but at the start she just wants money. She’s a kid and there’s a naivety there.”
