Paula Lane

Paula Lane (born 17 April 1986) is an English actress. She is best known for playing the role of Kylie Platt in the ITV soap opera Coronation Street since 2010. On 9 February 2016, it was confirmed that Lane would quit the role of Kylie after almost six years to focus on motherhood and on her and her husband's acting school, based in her home town of Hebden Bridge.

Early life

Lane is originally from Hebden Bridge near Halifax. Lane attended St Catherine's Catholic High School and then Huddersfield Technical College. At the age of 19 she was accepted to train at the prestigious Central School of Speech and Drama in London, graduating in 2008 with a 1st class honours degree in acting. On finishing drama school, Lane was cast immediately in the ITV 1960s-based drama Heartbeat where she made her television debut playing a teacher, Wendy Kelshaw, in the episode 'School Of Hard Knocks'.

Career

Lane made her professional acting debut in Heartbeat in 2009. Since then she has appeared in Going Postal by Terry Pratchett for Sky, The Royal and Doctors. Lane was also featured in the short film War Wounds alongside Stephen Mangan. Lane joined Coronation Street in 2010, portraying Kylie Platt, half-sister of established character Becky McDonald (Katherine Kelly). She departed her role as Kylie Platt in 2014, when she left for maternity leave. Lane returned in June 2015. On 9 February 2016, it was confirmed that Lane was to leave for maternity leave for her second pregnancy but this time she will not be returning and she will leave the soap permanently. Her character was killed-off in episodes aired on 15 July 2016. The last episode in which she appeared aired on 20 July.

Personal life

Lane married her long-term partner Tom Shaw in May 2014 at Leeds Cathedral. On 5 June 2014, she announced that she was pregnant with her first child. Six months later, on 31 December 2014, Lane gave birth to a son, Arthur. On 28 July 2016, Lane announced the birth of their second child, a daughter named Penny Grace.

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