ON SHIFT Corrie star swaps the Cobbles for Casualty after landing role in BBC show’s Christmas Special 19 years after soap exit

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ON SHIFT Corrie star swaps the Cobbles for Casualty after landing role in BBC show’s Christmas Special 19 years after soap exit

ONE star from Coronation Street has swapped the Cobbles for Casualty.

The actress landed a role in the BBC show’s Christmas Special, 19 years after her soap exit.

Lucy-Jo Hudson has landed a role in Casualty
Lucy-Jo Hudson has landed a role in CasualtyCredit: Getty
The actress was part of the controversial Harris family in Coronation Street
The actress was part of the controversial Harris family in Coronation StreetCredit: Rex Features
She teased her role on Doctors would be emotional to watch
She teased her role on Doctors would be emotional to watchCredit: BBC

Lucy Jo Hudson, 41, first made her debut as Katy Harris on the long-running ITV serial drama in November 2002.

She was a mainstay on Coronation Street for three years until she left in 2005.

But now she will appear in the forthcoming episodes of Casualty which will focus on the importance of giving blood.

In the Christmas special, the staff in the hospital’s emergency department are faced with a dire blood shortage.

The details of her character are currently being kept closely under wraps but when promoted the series on her social media, she teased that the episode will be emotional.

Alongside a preview snap of her episode, she wrote: ” Don’t miss it. Saturday 21st December 9.20pm BBC1 Christmas Day Special Casualty @bbccasualtyofficial”

Adding: “Make sure you have a box of tissues at the ready.”

But the star previously appeared in another Christmas special of Casualty in 2010 as a character named Deena Richards.

 

When Lucy was first introduced on the soap, her initial storylines focused on the family’s placement on the witness protection programme.

They were victimised in a gangland murder trial as Angela (Kathryn Hunt) was giving evidence against one of the perpetrators.

The character also embarked on a high-profile romance with Martin Platt (Sean Wilson).

When she stepped back from the soap, her exit storyline was known to be one of the most sensational in the soap’s history.

The character was called ‘Killer Katie’ as she had an abortion, murdered her father, and then she committed suicide when her mother took the blame.

After her tenure in Weatherfield, the actress went onto play Donna-Marie Quinn in Channel 4’s Hollyoaks.

Lucy was also known for performance as Rhiannon Davis, which won the villain of the year award at the British Soap Awards in 2017.

She won villain of the year at the 2017 British Soap Awards for her role in Doctors
She won villain of the year at the 2017 British Soap Awards for her role in DoctorsCredit: Getty
Her tenure on the soap was one of the most sensational of all the plots
Her tenure on the soap was one of the most sensational of all the plotsCredit: Rex Features
Her Coronation Street character was well-known for the relationship with Martin Platt
Her Coronation Street character was well-known for the relationship with Martin PlattCredit: Rex Features

The Casualty Christmas special will air on Saturday, December 21 at 9.20pm on BBC One.

ONE star from Coronation Street has swapped the Cobbles for Casualty. The actress landed a role in the BBC show’s Christmas Special, 19 years after her soap exit. Lucy-Jo Hudson has landed a role in CasualtyCredit: Getty The actress was part of the controversial Harris family in Coronation StreetCredit: Rex Features She teased her role on Doctors would…