{{Short description|English actress (born 2002)}} {{Use dmy dates|date=September 2023}} {{Use British English|date=September 2023}} {{Infobox person | name = Cait Fitton | birth_name = Caitlin Rose Fitton<ref name="bury" /> | birth_date = {{Birth date and age|2002|3|8|df=y}} | birth_place = Oldham, England | occupation = Actress | television = ''Gigglebiz'' <br /> ''Doctors'' <br />''Coronation Street'' | years_active = 2013–present }}
'''Caitlin Rose Fitton''' (born 8 March 2002) is an English actress and singer, known for portraying the role of Lauren Bolton on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' since 2022.
==Life and career== Fitton was born on 8 March 2002 in Oldham.<ref name="bury">{{cite web |title=12-year-old releases her own CD to help poorly children |url=https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/11618793.12-year-old-releases-her-own-cd-to-help-poorly-children/ |website=Bury Times |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=21 November 2014 |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910112656/https://www.burytimes.co.uk/news/11618793.12-year-old-releases-her-own-cd-to-help-poorly-children/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=And So It Begins Chapter 21✨ |url=https://www.instagram.com/p/Cph3t3CKU5I/?igshid=MWZjMTM2ODFkZg== |website=Instagram |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=8 March 2023}}</ref> She ventured into performing arts at the age of three.<ref name="bury"/> She attended Siddal Moor Sports College and the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop, and whilst attending the latter, she produced and sold her own CD online to raise money for a children's hospice.<ref name="bury"/> In 2013, she made her television debut in the CBBC entertainment series ''The Johnny and Inel Show'' as a child singer, and appeared as various characters in the CBeebies comedy programme ''Gigglebiz''.<ref name="tjais">{{cite web |title=The Johnny & Inel Show – Series 1, Episode 2 |url=https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_johnny_and_inel_show/episodes/1/2/ |website=British Comedy Guide |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=10 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230910112656/https://www.comedy.co.uk/tv/the_johnny_and_inel_show/episodes/1/2/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref name="digital spy">{{cite web |title=Here's where Coronation Street fans recognised newcomer Lauren from |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a41857149/coronation-street-lauren-cait-fitton/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=3 November 2022 |archive-date=20 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230620224339/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a41857149/coronation-street-lauren-cait-fitton/ |url-status=live }}</ref> The following year, she appeared in an episode of ''4 O'Clock Club''.<ref name="spotlight"/> Fitton also appeared in advertisements for Asda and McDonald's.<ref name="spotlight">{{cite web |title=Cait Fitton at Spotlight |url=https://www.spotlight.com/0214-9081-4427 |website=Spotlight |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=31 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230331084033/https://www.spotlight.com/0214-9081-4427 |url-status=live }}</ref>
In June 2020, Fitton appeared in an episode of the BBC medical soap opera ''Doctors'' as Jessie Mortimer.<ref name="doctors">{{cite web |title=Doctors, Series 21, Stepping Stones |url=https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jrnj |website=BBC |access-date=9 September 2023 |archive-date=10 September 2020 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20200910183203/https://www.bbc.co.uk/programmes/m000jrnj |url-status=live }}</ref> In November 2022, Fitton joined the cast of ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' as Lauren Bolton, the daughter of Reece Bolton (Scott Anson), a member of an extremist group that recruits Max Turner (Paddy Bever) who she begins dating.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation Street casts ex-CBeebies star in Max's terrifying grooming plot |url=https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-casts-ex-cbeebies-28395545.amp |website=Daily Mirror |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=3 November 2022 |archive-date=13 November 2022 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20221113163137/https://www.mirror.co.uk/tv/tv-news/coronation-street-casts-ex-cbeebies-28395545.amp |url-status=live }}</ref> She leaves in January 2023 after the character's father is arrested and her subsequent break up with Max.<ref name="corrie">{{cite web |title=Coronation Street's Lauren Bolton exit confirmed: "For now we say goodbye" |url=https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/coronation-street/coronation-street-lauren-bolton-exit-newsupdate/ |website=Radio Times |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=13 January 2023 |archive-date=13 March 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230313030911/https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/soaps/coronation-street/coronation-street-lauren-bolton-exit-newsupdate/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation Street star Cait Fitton addresses Lauren's exit from soap |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a42477492/coronation-street-cait-fitton-lauren-exit/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=9 January 2023 |archive-date=23 January 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230123173218/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a42477492/coronation-street-cait-fitton-lauren-exit/ |url-status=live }}</ref> Fitton reprised the role five months later on a permanent basis.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation Street star Cait Fitton reveals upsetting return storyline for Lauren |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44266652/coronation-street-spoilers-cait-fitton-lauren-return/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=23 June 2023 |archive-date=3 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230903150726/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44266652/coronation-street-spoilers-cait-fitton-lauren-return/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation Street's Cait Fitton reveals how 'ticking timebomb' Lauren 'explodes' in shocking scene |url=https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/28/coronation-street-star-reveals-how-lauren-explodes-in-shock-scene-19396330/ |website=Metro |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=28 August 2023 |archive-date=6 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230906173911/https://metro.co.uk/2023/08/28/coronation-street-star-reveals-how-lauren-explodes-in-shock-scene-19396330/ |url-status=live }}</ref> She told of how being in ''Coronation Street'' was her "childhood dream" and that she was "surprised to be asked back" (to the soap) following her initial exit.<ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation Street star Cait Fitton reveals Ryan twist in Lauren's storyline |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44929564/coronation-street-spoilers-ryan-lauren-twist/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=29 August 2023 |archive-date=2 September 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230902142105/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44929564/coronation-street-spoilers-ryan-lauren-twist/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation Street star surprised to be asked back after exit |url=https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23612067.coronation-street-star-surprised-asked-back-exit/ |website=County Press |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=24 June 2023 |archive-date=24 June 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230624172633/https://www.countypress.co.uk/news/national/uk-today/23612067.coronation-street-star-surprised-asked-back-exit/ |url-status=live }}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title=Coronation Street's Cait Fitton shares her childhood dream of being on soap |url=https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44746669/coronation-street-cait-fitton-childhood-dream-extra/ |website=Digital Spy |access-date=9 September 2023 |date=7 August 2023 |archive-date=28 August 2023 |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20230828185841/https://www.digitalspy.com/soaps/coronation-street/a44746669/coronation-street-cait-fitton-childhood-dream-extra/ |url-status=live }}</ref>
==Filmography== {| class="wikitable sortable" |- ! Year ! Title ! Role ! Notes ! {{Abbr|Ref.|Reference}} |- | 2013 | ''The Johnny and Inel Show'' | Child singer | Episode: "The Launch of Jynel" | align="center" | <ref name="tjais"/> |- | 2013 | ''Gigglebiz'' | Various | Recurring role | align="center" | <ref name="digital spy" /> |- | 2014 | ''4 O'Clock Club'' | Young girl | 1 episode | align="center" | <ref name="spotlight" /> |- | 2015 | ''Coronation Street'' | Extra |- | 2020 | ''Britain's Got Talent'' | Member of Sign Along With Us |- | 2020 | ''Doctors'' | Jessie Mortimer | Episode: "Stepping Stones" | align="center" | <ref name="doctors"/> |- | 2022–present | ''Coronation Street'' | Lauren Bolton | Regular role | align="center" | <ref name="corrie" /> |}
==References== {{Reflist}}
==External links== * {{IMDb name|5545714}}
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