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<\/p>\nJodie was the mystery hostage character who appeared during the Corriedale episode<\/p>\n
Jodie finally revealed her identity(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n
Coronation Street viewers said the same as Jodie finally confirmed her identity. Soaps fans have been wondering who the new character could be since she first appeared on-screen during the jam-packed Corriedale crossover episode. The worlds of Coronation Street<\/a> and Emmerdale<\/a> intertwined in a one-hour special broadcast, dubbed “Corriedale”.<\/p>\n A woman could be seen travelling in the back of van <\/a>as a hostage. Taking to social media during the episode, fans<\/a> asked: “Who was that tied up in the vehicle?”<\/p>\n The mystery newcomer was listed in the Corriedale<\/a> cast list as a character called “Jodie”. The hour-long episode saw her transported in the back of a van driven by Emmerdale’s Graham Foster before she was able to escape and run away.<\/p>\n Meanwhile in Weatherfield, Shona Platt gave birth to her baby Harper <\/a>following emergency surgery after the accident. But a figure lurking in the hospital corridors was none other than Jodie.<\/p>\n Viewers have been making their own predictions on her identity, with many suggesting the actress who plays Jodie looks similar to Julia Goulding (Shona). Fans spotted a telling coincidence when they saw Jodie had a tattoo on her wrist which perfectly matched the tattoo on Shona’s back.<\/a><\/p>\n While Friday’s episode <\/a>was focused on Carl Webster’s scheming antics and Lisa’s bid to get Carla back, Jodie also revealed her identity in a shocking surprise.<\/p>\n As David Platt brought his wife some food from the hospital canteen, a shadow lurking in the hallway appeared around the corner.<\/p>\n Shona said to David: “I know who that is” before Jodie added: “Hi sis”, as she offered her congratulations on their new family member.<\/p>\n Shona apologised for losing touch but said it was not a good time to rekindle their relationship. She asked for her phone number and said she would contact her when things settle down.<\/a><\/p>\n Shona Platt was shocked by the arrival of her sister Jodie(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n But during Shona and Jodie’s small talk, Coronation Street viewers<\/a> all shared the same response to the new set of sisters on the soap.<\/p>\n On X, fans were quick to praise the show’s casting department, claiming Julia Goulding and Olivia Frances Brown<\/a> (Jodie) look very much alike.<\/p>\n One said: “I can\u2019t believe how much they have matched Jodie and Shona \u2026 the actresses look so alike.” A second said: “Jodie and Shona are brilliantly casted.” A third said: “Jodie is good casting for Shona’s sister.”<\/p>\n Olivia Frances Brown has been sharing updates from set <\/a>on social media after having to keep her role a secret for the past few months. The Scouse singer and actress is engaged to This City Is Ours star James Nelson-Joyce.<\/p>\n In a recent post on social media, Olivia informed her followers that she is back at Media City UK filming. She posted a mirror selfie from the dressing room as she said: “And we’re back…only this time it’s no longer a secret.”<\/p>\n The actress also re-shared a photo of Shona Platt’s matching tattoo, as she added a mysterious eyes emoji.<\/p>\n Fans may recognise Olivia for her roles in TV series Boiling Point, as well as thriller The Gathering.<\/a> She is also a jazz singer, known for her debut single “Shade of Red”. She also performs in and around the city, singing jazz in the Petit Cafe in Liverpool.<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Jodie was the mystery hostage character who appeared during the Corriedale episode Jodie finally revealed her identity(Image: ITV)…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":362303,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2525,96,347,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-362302","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-coronation-street","tag-entertainment","tag-itv","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362302","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=362302"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/362302\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/362303"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=362302"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=362302"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=362302"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Shona](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_screencapture-itv-watch-coronation-street-1a0694-1a0694a11772-2026-01-09-21_17_30.jpg\")
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