Corrie’s Sydney Martin reunited with Emmerdale actress Michelle Hardwick after they joined forces for a project away from their soap roles
Coronation Street’s Sydney Martin and Emmerdale’s Michelle Hardwick(Image: Sydney Martin Instagram)
Coronation Street star Sydney Martin has been seen reuniting with Emmerdale actress Michelle Hardwick after they joined forces for a project together away from their respective programmes.
Corrie fans will know that Sydney joined the ITV soap in the summer of 2024 in the role of Weatherfield newcomer, Betsy Swain. Originally seen as being Sabrina Adetiba’s mate, it was soon revealed that the teen was the daughter of long-standing character DS Lisa Swain.
Meanwhile, Michelle has played the role of Vanessa Woodfield in Emmerdale since her debut in 2012, when she was hired by Rhona Goskirk, an old friend from university, to work as a locum.
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It was in September last year that Sydney shared her excitement as she was set to take on a new character as she announced that, alongside her soap role, she would be starring in a short film, called Through The Eyes Of Bairns.
The story tackles the issue of domestic abuse and sees Michelle in the lead role of Rose. The film’s official Instagram account shared the news at the time with the message: “We’re super excited to reveal the first member of our cast! The very talented Michelle Hardwick @missmichellehardwick will be playing Rose.
“Rose has always had a strong moral compass but she’s thrown for a loop when her estranged father asks to see her on his death bed. Now happily married to her wife, Rose is a million miles from her difficult upbringing. She hasn’t seen her dad in over twenty years and if it was up to her she’d quite happily never see him again.”
The statement continued: “Will Rose gets the answers she needs? Will Rose get the apology she desperately wants? And even if she does, will Rose forgive her father?”
Sydney and Michelle came together to celebrate at the premiere of the new film(Image: Sydney Martin Instagram)
A later post confirmed Sydney’s role, which was captioned: “Introducing the incredible Sydney Martin who’ll be playing the role of Young Adult Rose. During flashbacks, we’ll see how Rose came to be estranged from her father, Ivan, all those years ago. Rose has always been headstrong but as we watch her grow and discover who she is, Rose also uncovers the dark secret of who her father really is and just what horrors he’s capable of…”
Filming came to an end back in January, and on Thursday evening (July 23), Sydney and Michelle were reunited as they attended the premiere screening in Leeds. Sharing a picture of the two actresses together, Sydney wrote on her Instagram Story: “Leeds premier for @eyesofbairnsfilm.”
When her role in the film was announced, Sydney gushed about working with Michelle, whose wife is Corrie’s producer, Kate Brooks. She said at the time: “I’ll be playing a younger version of @missmichelleharwick – what a privilege! With the most loveliest team, how lucky am I!”