Caitlin Rose Fitton (born 8 March 2002) is an English actress and singer, known for portraying the role of

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on the

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soap opera ''

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'' since 2022.

Life and career

Fitton was born on 8 March 2002 in

Oldham Oldham is a large town in Greater Manchester, England, amid the Pennines and between the rivers Irk and Medlock, southeast of Rochdale and northeast of Manchester. It is the administrative centre of the Metropolitan Borough of Oldham, w ...

. She ventured into performing arts at the age of three. She attended

Siddal Moor Sports College Newhouse Academy is a coeducational secondary school located in Heywood, Greater Manchester, England. History Siddal Moor School opened in September 1968. It was formed from Heywood Grammar School and the Bamford Road and Hornby Street second ...

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. In 2013, she made her television debut in the

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entertainment series ''

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'' as a child singer, and appeared as various characters in the

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comedy programme ''

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''. The following year, she appeared in an episode of ''

4 O'Clock Club ''4 O'Clock Club'' is a British comedy drama and musical children's television series set in a secondary school, which premiered on 13 January 2012 on CBBC. A second series began airing on 4 January 2013, and the third series premiered on 20 Dec ...

''. Fitton also appeared in advertisements for

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and

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. In June 2020, Fitton appeared in an episode of the

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medical soap opera '' Doctors'' as Jessie Mortimer. In November 2022, Fitton joined the cast of

soap opera ''

'' as

, the daughter of Reece Bolton (Scott Anson), a member of an extremist group that recruits Max Turner (

Paddy Bever Patrick Bever (born 26 November 2002) is an English actor, known for portraying the role of Max Turner on the ITV soap opera ''Coronation Street'' from 2021 to 2025. For his portrayal of Max, he won the award for Rising Star at the National T ...

) who she begins dating. She leaves in January 2023 after the character's father is arrested and her subsequent break up with Max. Fitton reprised the role five months later on a permanent basis. 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.

Filmography

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* {{DEFAULTSORT:Fitton, Cait 2002 births 21st-century English actresses Actresses from Oldham English child actresses English soap opera actresses English television actresses Living people