CS: Katie Redford is 25
For some reason and I have no idea why ITV is listing her age 19 on publicity and all reference to her real age seems to have been wiped from the internet. I had noticed her old tag on twitter and email begins with Katieredford89 so I did some snooping and have found evidence that she was in fact born on 2nd March 1989.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:P4WnIQVfpK8J:katieredford.ideastap.com/CV+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
The above link is a cached version of her CV from a website and this infact confirms her true date of birth.
Why is ITV trying to cover this up like MI6?
She is 25 nearly 26 but will be playing a 14 year old.
http://webcache.googleusercontent.com/search?q=cache:P4WnIQVfpK8J:katieredford.ideastap.com/CV+&cd=1&hl=en&ct=clnk&gl=uk
The above link is a cached version of her CV from a website and this infact confirms her true date of birth.
Why is ITV trying to cover this up like MI6?
She is 25 nearly 26 but will be playing a 14 year old.
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As I've said numerous times, I have no problem with Katie playing Bethany but I'm pissed off that we're treated like idiots!
screen cap just in case.
http://i.imgur.com/ctbgUuN.jpg
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her deleted party entertainer profile
http://i.imgur.com/FqZ3GzK.jpg
twitter rename, google cache on the right look at the username.
http://i.imgur.com/282pODu.jpg
http://i.imgur.com/tKKmAMt.jpg
Seems no one saved her Birthday Photo, from her 25th party!
I think I've seen that before actually i have a strange feeling i came across Sarah Dyas somewhere maybe on twitter or YT ^_^
I watch a lot of showreels
http://youtu.be/Uym6fcrSda8
Look out for her. Doesn't look at all like a 14 year old lol. not surprised they've felt compelled to lie about it though.... she's less than 2 years younger than her mother's meant to be!
Good find. She does not look 14, she looks early/Mid 20's
I think it's the way that ITV have suddenly knocked 6 years off her age and treating viewers as dumb is the real problem here.
The character is not supposed to look 14, she's supposed to look at least 18-19, old enough to drink.
Reminds me a lot of Laura Aikman, who's currently in Waterloo Road as one of the teachers.
I agree and the cynic in me wants to say that ITV would like to say she's younger again (ie nearer Bethany's age), but the 2 Girls, 1 Flat web series makes it pretty hard for them to say she's under 18.
I have noticed a lot of the casting announcements are describing Katie Redford as "the new Michelle Keegan" - the exact phrase is identical so I'd take an educated guess that they are quoting ITV publicity; is it just me or is it a bit off to be touting someone playing an under-aged character as the replacement for your big sex-symbol?
Shameful.
Great evidence found though.
The fact that the actress is older than the character she is playing doesn't bother me all that much. In fact, Corrie has quite a tradition for employing older actors and actresses to play younger characters. The Platt family are very much the stalwarts of Corrie production team playing around with actor and character ages: when Gail first appeared in 1974, Helen Worth was 23 playing a 16 year old girl. Fast forward to 1979 and Sue Nicholls erupted onto the cobbles as Audrey, only 8 years older than the actress who was playing her 21-year old daughter! Tina O'Brien was 16 at the time of her casting as 12 year-old Sarah and Ben Price was cast as Nick who is 10 years younger than him. Jack P Shepherd as David is the only member of the family who plays anything remotely close to his character's age, with Jack born in 1988 and David in 1990.
I agree with other FMs that the real problem is ITV trying to stage some 'cover up' around this. Just be honest and upfront about it and let viewers decide if the actress fits the role when her first scenes air. Don't take us for mugs, just fess up!.
According to ITV, you must be 19 too.
Congratulations!
http://forums.digitalspy.co.uk/showpost.php?p=76492720&postcount=140
She's about to turn 26.
It does say on her CV that she can portray 16-20 year olds, although Bethany is 14
http://www.ajmanagement.co.uk/index.php/actor/katie-redford
I think we all just need to wait and see whether it works or not, she will no doubt become friends with Faye