Coronation Street star Georgia Taylor took to Instagram on Monday to share a fun tidbit about her character, Toyah Battersby.
The 45-year-old actress, who has portrayed Toyah since 1997, revealed she was participating in soap week, an event encouraging soap fans and cast members to share their favourite memories, intriguing stories or cherished souvenirs.
of the iconic pub. She wrote: “@conversationstreet here’s my post for #soapstartermonday #soapweek Who remembers when Toyah was (arguably the worst) landlady of The Rovers? Nope? Probably for the best. Not my finest hour.
“Anyway I nabbed this sign because let’s be honest nobody else would want it. Join in and share your earliest soap memories/how you became a soap fan/pics of any cool merch or souvenirs you’ve collected. Use the above hashtags.”
Fans were left gobsmacked in the comments section as they discovered Toyah’s middle name – her full name being Toyah Laverne Battersby on the pub sign, reports Leicestershire Live.
One follower exclaimed: “Laverne! ?” to which Georgia responded: “oh yes babe” accompanied by a dancing emoji. Another fan commented: “Who knew Toyah had such a weird middle name…”
Another soap enthusiast remarked: “This is greatly iconic” while another chimed in with: “I love it!” Meanwhile, one user joked: “Thought this was you announcing you were going to be the rovers landlady again for a second. I really need to start reading captions first hahah ! X.”
It comes as Georgia delighted fans with a nostalgic throwback last month, revealing her past connection to an ITV co-star. On Instagram, Georgia shared a snap alongside Jane Hazlegrove, who portrays Bernie Winter in Corrie, and actress Janine Mellor.
The three were all smiles as Georgia captioned the photo: “With my Casualty loves @mellorjanine @jane_hazlegrove.”
Devoted soap fans are well aware of the Casualty connection between Georgia and Jane, but newer viewers might find this tidbit quite intriguing.
Georgia has been known for her role as Toyah on Coronation Street since 1997, taking a break in 2003 to join Casualty as Ruth Winters from 2007 to 2011. She made her way back to the cobbles in 2016 and has been a regular fixture ever since.
Jane, 56, is recognised for her portrayal of Kathleen ‘Dixie’ Dixon on Casualty, where she starred from 2006 to 2016, with a brief return in 2019. She then joined the cast of Coronation Street as Bernie in 2019.
Janine, 45, played Kelsey Phillips on Casualty from 2005 to 2009 and was recently seen in Emmerdale playing the registrar at Aaron Dingle and John Sugden’s wedding.
