THE NEWEST star of Coronation Street has revealed she was 'working six days a week at Tesco' when she was offered her role. Actress Sydney Mason was left utterly shocked when she was given life-changing news that she will become a soap star. She's just 22-years-old and she joined Coronation Street to play Betsy, the 16-year-old daughter of police Detective Sergeant Lisa Swain ( Vicky Myers ).
Her character will have a key role within the storyline of the apparent murder of Lauren Bolton ( Cait Fitton ). When she landed the coveted role on the ITV show, she was working six days a week at her local branch of Tesco. Whilst she was absolutely delighted to have landed the role, her father was not as immediately convinced about her future .
She explained: "I went to Tesco and handed in my notice, then told my parents. "My dad was like, ‘No, you shouldn’t have handed your notice in’. He asked me, ‘Are you sure? Have you signed the contract?’ He even said I wouldn’t get a reference from Tesco now.
” The new soap star also revealed the exact moment she recieved the news she was hired from the soap by her agent. "I was with my flatmates, watching Pitch Perfect 3 – it was the opening credits. I said, ‘It’s going to be a no, so just keep watching’.
"Then my agent said, ‘Go hand in your notice!’ My flatmate picked me up and we just cried together. We didn’t finish Pitch Perfect." Acting was not necessarily on the agenda for the young actress, as she admitted her.
