Coronation Street star Harriet Bibby has revealed that she is still working a normal job outside of her role on the ITV soap. The actress is known to viewers for playing Summer Spellman on the cobbles.

She fabricated her debut in Weatherfield in 2020 when Summer returned to the famous steet from her grandma's. Harriet was recast in the part of the teenage character taking over from Matilda Freeman. She decided to leave the role, after joining in 2017, to explore new opportunities.

Since and so viewers have seen Harriet explore a number of storylines with her character. More recently viewers accept seen her struggle to cope with her blazon 1 diabetes diagnosis whilst too suffering from an eating disorder.

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The graphic symbol too left Corrie viewers furious when she permit friend, and old dear interest, Aadi Alahan have the blame for her cheating in an exam every bit she struggled to take control of her insulin injections while also studying for her exams with a place at Oxford at stake.

But away from the cobbles, Harriet is just as decorated. She has revealed that she hasn't given up her didactics role, despite beingness very busy playing on the Salford-based set. The 24-year-sometime used to work as a singing teacher before she joined the Corrie crew.

"On my weekends, I'm a singing teacher," she shared with Within Lather Magazine. "On Saturday mornings I teach kids at a musical theatre gild. I was a student and I've just carried on as I dearest it. It'southward really fun and the kids are great."

Harriet plays Summer in Coronation Street

She added: "The kids I teach watched me go slimed on CBBC — and they loved that!" she added, referring to her appearance on Saturday Mash-Up earlier this yr.

Harriet has previously spoken about her teaching career and was told she had got the role of Summer Spellman during one of her lessons Speaking to Lorraine Kelly on her self-titled ITV show, the soap star said: "I'yard a singing teacher as well and I had a class total of kids.

"I saw my phone ringing and thought, 'I can't answer it!' I had to expect until one of the other teachers came in and I said, 'Can you merely take the class; I need to go and answer this call!'"

Back in June, Harriet, from Wigan, showed off her hidden singing talent as she put her phonation to a new clemency single. Taking to Instagram, she shared a post from Diabetes United kingdom which showed Harriet alongside vocalizer-songwriter Shane Lath with the charity of explaining more in the caption.

Harriet is still working a Saturday job away from the ITV soap

Information technology read: "Singer-songwriter Shane Board has recorded a single with Harriet Bibby (@harrietanneb) of @coronationstreet, in aid of Diabetes UK. Harriet plays Summer Spellman, who lives with #Type1Diabetes, in the soap."

A link to the song, titled People Nosotros Keep, was so shared with the music video featuring both Shane and Harriet. It starts with the pair traveling in a auto and afterward they're seen singing to each other. And it was well received by fans.

Jo Bob said: "You have a beautiful voice immature lady." Martin commented: "Lovely vocalisation Harriet." @dogloveryazx also said on Instagram: "What a beautiful song."

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