ITV Coronation Street: Real life of Kelly Neelan actress Millie Gibson - age, real name, scar story and co-star love

Millie Gibson has had quite the journey so far on the cobbles having made her debut in Coronation Street in 2019. The actress has shot to fame in the role of Kelly Neelan on the ITV soap and hasn't been short of challenging, dramatic, and emotional storylines.

She was part of the shocking hate crime storyline, inspired by the tragic story of Sophie Lancaster who was killed in 2007, which saw Kelly find herself charged with a murder she didn't commit after Seb Franklin died from his injuries when he and his girlfriend Nina Lucas were set upon by Corey Brent and his mates.

Thanks to Nina, played by Mollie Gallagher, Tanisha Gorey's character Asha Alahan, and Stu Carpenter (Billy Fellows), Kelly was eventually cleared as Corey finally got his comeuppance. But the teen ended up homeless upon her release after a stay in sheltered accommodation ended with her being targeted.

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More recently, the character found out about her dad's death days before her mum Laura Neelan - played by Kel Allen - also died from cancer, in tragic scenes, after taking the wrap for her husband Rick's murder so that the real culprit, Gary Windass, could be her guardian with wife Maria.

And the drama isn't stopping there as on Friday night (July 15) in the ITV soap, Corrie viewers saw Kelly's attempts to right her dad's wrongs - by giving money back to the people he ripped off over the years - go drastically wrong, finding herself panic-stricken and a prisoner in a darkened cellar after meeting one of her dad’s evil old clients, Kieron.

It's the start of another big storyline for Millie, from Broadbottom, in what has been a busy few years for the young actress.