Coronation Street’s Kate Spencer reveals four stone weight loss

We genuinely didn't recognise her

Grace Vickers

by Marianna Manson |
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Coronation Street star Kate Spencer, who plays newcomer Grace Vickers, has shared some old pictures of herself where she was four stone heavier, revealing she slimmed down before landing the role.

Kate regularly shares photos and videos from her gruelling workouts online, and has now opened up about what lead to her making her lifestyle changes.

Grace Vickers
She plays Grace Vickers on the soap ©ITV

"I actually lost four stone about five years ago, partly through training and also eating better," she said.

"I love running, and I did five half-marathons in 2020 – I ran one this morning too! I have the Hamilton soundtrack and Jason Derulo on my running playlist.

"I've been doing some boxing with my boyfriend during lockdown as well, but I'm not a good student, and he's a pro. I always think I know better!"

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Fiz ridicules Tyrone for fancying Alina, saying she's far too young and beautiful for him, but later it's awkward when Alina lets slip to Fiz that she and Tyrone are in the same yoga class. When Tyrone lends a sympathetic ear after Alina's family dog back in Romania passes away, she can't deny her feelings for him.

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Elsewhere, Steve is miffed when Peter doesn't show up for work and finds him at home acting completely out of it. Peter swears he hasn't been drinking but Steve is unconvinced and sends him off in an ambulance to the hospital.

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Steve breaks the news to Carla that Peter is back in the hospital after hitting the bottle again, leaving Carla in despair. When Lucas shares his experiences of living with an addict and suggests Carla comes back to Devon with him for a break, Steve encourages her to take the opportunity and Carla packs her bags.

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Carla pays a visit to the hospital to say goodbye to Peter, telling him she can't live like this forever. But they're soon interrupted by the doctor who confirms that Peter's episode was to do with his liver condition and that he hadn't been drinking. A remorseful Carla begs him to forgive her.

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When school bully Corey learns that Asha is now dating Nina, he's disgusted, but Asha and Nina aren't bothered by what he thinks. When Asha tentatively suggests a night away at a hotel together, Nina breaks the news that she's not ready for that kind of relationship and that maybe they should just be friends, after all.

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Meanwhile, Leanne has been worried sick about Simon as it's clear she's lost all control when Jacob turns up at the house and whisks Simon away from his coursework. Ken decides to intervene and takes Simon for a coffee at the café, but will Simon be able to open up?

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After getting dumped by Nina, a downtrodden Asha is craving an escape and suggests to Kelly and Summer they have a wild night. Kelly's got just the solution and texts Simon begging him to hook them up with some pills. Simon reluctantly agrees, but soon tragedy strikes when Kelly falls unconscious.

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Jacob boastfully tells Simon about how he's been ripping off big boss Harvey by siphoning off a portion of the drugs to sell separately. In Victoria Gardens, Harvey corners Simon and demands he tell him what he knows about Jacob, or he'll end up in hospital. A terrified Simon denies all knowledge.

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Following Kevin and Debbie's brush with death in the Bistro freezer, Debbie offers one of her hotels for free as a venue for his upcoming wedding to Abi. While Kevin is thrilled, Abi insists they won't be accepting charity from his sister and that she doesn't trust Debbie as far as she could throw her.

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Finally realising he's in well over his head, Simon races home and tells Leanne about his run in with Harvey. Leanne determines to go to the police but soon they hear word of Kelly and Simon freaks out, admitting he sold her the pills. Realising she can't go to the police now, Leanne resolves to deal with Harvey herself.

Grace joined the Corrie cast last year as the ex-girlfriend of Michael Bailey, and the mother of his daughter Tianna.

In recent episodes we’ve seen Grace move in with the Bailey family after learning she was once again pregnant, but it’s clear Michael’s mum Aggie is less than pleased about her becoming part of his life again.

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Speaking of practising her lines at home with her boyfriend, former athlete Paul Walker, she went on to tell Inside Soap magazine, “[It] was handy when I did my self-tape for the Corrie audition.

"He played Michael, and got quite into it. He loves it. If I'm in a scene with Michael and Aggie, for example, he'll do different voices for them.

"His Aggie is quite high-pitched, and it can be really distracting when I'm just trying to learn lines. It's very different from Lorna [Laidlaw, who played Aggie] interpretation of the character!"

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