CORONATION Street fans have been left stunned after spotting two former child stars looking totally unrecognisable.

The twin sisters were last seen in Weatherfield 17 years ago – but do you recognise them?

Twin sisters, Emily and Amy Walton, shared the role of Bethany Platt for seven years from 2000 to 2007 on Coronation Street.

The long-standing character first appeared on the cobbles back in 2000 and is the daughter of Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien).

They were involved in some major dramatic storylines from being kidnapped by her paternal grandmother Brenda Fearns (Julia Deakin), to taking an ecstasy pill that her uncle had stashed inside of her doll and ended up hospitalised.

However, Bethany left the cobbles in 2007 when Sarah decided to move to Italy.

Since then, the twins have moved away from the acting and showbiz world.

They competed in the British Trampoline finals in 2016, with Amy securing a place in Great Britain’s team the European Championships the following year.

Emily shared a snap with her sister on Instagram back in January – and the pair look worlds away from their Coronation Street days.

They both beamed at the camera as they holidayed in Thailand.

She captioned the snap: “The last of Thailand,” alongside a yellow heart emoji.

Meanwhile, when Bethany Platt returned in 2015, Lucy Fallon took over the role.

She has brought drama and awareness through major storylines, including being groomed by Nathan Curtis (Christopher Harper) and getting a stoma bag through botched surgery.

The 29-year-old returned to Corrie in December 2023 after having previously left in 2019 to go on maternity leave after welcoming her first child, Sonny, in early 2023.

The actress then revealed she was leaving again shortly after she announced she was pregnant with her second child, who she gave birth to in January with partner Ryan Ledson.

Despite exiting twice, the door has always being left open for her to return – but Lucy has now hinted she’s quit for good.\

The soap star has signed up to talent agent Off Limits, which help TV stars and influencer clients land brand deals, which goes against ITV’s strict rules for their cast.

While Coronation Street does allow product placement on the show, like with the Co-op and Costa Coffee, the cast is generally restricted from doing their own brand deals.

This has caused some tension, with actors expressing frustration at being able to promote products on the show but not off-screen.

The Sun have reached out to Lucy’s rep for comment.

A slew of mid-salary stars is furious that ITV bosses have agreed to the money-spinning deal to have the high street giants’ shopfronts and products on-screen on the expanded new set.

But at the same time, cast members are banned from taking ad work promoting products away from the soap that could massively boost their earnings.

ITV rules state that the stars are only allowed to take part in other shows like I’m A Celebrity and Dancing on Ice and do personal appearances like shop openings.

It comes after Jack P Shepherd is set to be bombarded with big money deals after winning Celebrity Big Brother.

But any plans to cash in by signing up to star in television adverts will be blocked by Coronation Street bosses.

A TV insider said: “It used to be a lot more strict, but these days ITV soap stars are allowed certain partnerships that are permitted on social media.

“The line is drawn at advertising more generally – and absolutely no TV adverts.”