Georgia Taylor is renowned as a Coronation Street legend. The soap star first joined the as Toyah Battersby in 1997 when she was just 17 years old. She stayed as part of the cast for six years before she left in 2003 to forge a successful career away from the Cobbles with roles in Casualty and Life on
Mars. Georgia returned to the cast in 2016 and has been a mainstay ever since as she has played a part in key storylines such as the deadly car crash that killed Imran Habeeb before her old flame, Spider Nugent, returned in 2022. Toyah remains as important as ever to the soap and spoilers for next week's episodes show she will clash with newcomer, , over fears his self help group is a tool to manipulate her sister, Leanne. Away from the screen, Georgia is in a happy relationship with , who played her former onscreen partner Imran on the show. The 44-year-old revealed she was heartbroken when his character was written out as she lifted the lid on her reaction to his exit. She told our sister site, , and other press in 2022: "Heartbroken. I absolutely adore him. He's been a dream, an absolute dream. "He's so funny so we laugh a lot but he is honestly one of the most supportive people I have ever worked with and even now, we're still in touch obviously, he's texting me, 'How did the day go? Are you OK?' He's just a team player. And I mean look at him, there's no complaints there either. He's beautiful." The two confirmed they were in a relationship shortly after Charlie's departure as . Georgia shared pictures with her
Instagram followers alongside the caption: "Birthday weekend. "An ancient
volcano, a castle, many, many, many steps, deep-fried confectionery and a very fine mustachioed gentleman." The two regularly share updates from their lives together and enjoyed a trip to Sorrento in
Italy together last July. Corrie stars swooned as Charlie shared a collage of their trip away. , said: "I’m sorry, your smiles aren’t quite big enough." Before she met Charlie, Georgia was in a relationship with fellow
Actor, Mark Letheren, who is renowned for his role as Simon Kitson in . In a previous interview with when they were still together, she revealed the two met on the set of Casualty. She said: "We met, he was a sort of semi-regular character, he was playing a councillor ironically, which is then what Toyah ended up doing. We met 13 years ago. So yeah, got him out of the
Job and lots of
Friends and it was a really good time." Georgia is happier than ever as part of the cast in Coronation Street and she has became synonymous with Toyah. However, the soap star has revealed how she is used to being referred to by different names as she was born as Claire Jackson, but changed her name to Georgia when she became an actor. She told in 2021: "When I started with Coronation Street I had to register with Equity, the actors’ union, and at the time there seemed to be a hell of a lot of Claires so I had to think of something else. "I couldn’t tell you where I got Georgia from, other than I liked it, but my grandad’s surname was Taylor and he passed away not long before I got the part. As a teenager I didn’t really think the consequences through of opting for a completely different name, but it’s meant there’s been quite a bit of confusion over the years. At this point I’ll pretty much answer to anything!" She added: "It’s pretty funny when I introduce myself to people. Anyone who recognises me from Corrie thinks of me as Toyah, and then I say ‘I’m Georgia, but I’m also Claire, so really call me whatever you like’."