Coronation Street cast Hollyoaks star in flirty new role – and it’s good news for Dylan
CORONATION Street have cast former Hollyoaks actress Georgia Conlan as part of the soap’s new bullying storyline involving Street regular Dylan Wilson.
Georgia - who is best known for playing Evie, the troubled girlfriend of Oliver Morgan (Gabriel Clark) on the Channel 4 soap, will first arrive on the cobbles as cheeky newcomer Leyla early next month.
A source told The Sun: “She only appears for one episode but it’s definitely one soap fans won’t want to miss.”
The character is part of fellow newcomer Mason Radcliffe’s (Luca Toolan) gang.
Leyla will then go on to strike up a relationship with Weatherfield local Dylan (Liam McCheyne).
The pair share an intimate moment during an illegal party in an empty Rovers Return.
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They are almost caught by Dylan’s father Sean Tully (Antony Cotton), much to the schoolboy’s horror.
Georgia appeared in Hollyoaks for a five month stint.
The actress has also appeared in CBBC’s The 4 O’ Clock Club and Casualty.
Her most recent role saw her appear alongside Steve Coogan in the BBC’s controversial Jimmy Saville drama The Reckoning.
