Bet Lynch
Elizabeth Theresa "Bet" Lynch (previously Gilroy) is a fictional character from the UK television ITV soap opera, Coronation Street. The character is no longer part of current storylines. Portrayed by actress Julie Goodyear the character first appears onscreen during the episode airing on 23 May 1966. The character returned in 1970 and continued until 1995. She made brief comebacks in 1999, 2002 and 2003.
Bet strikes out on her own at a young age, choosing a life of factory and bar work and living in digs in Weatherfield. She is out to enjoy herself and felt most at home behind a bar, where she lavishes in the attention of men, although she only tends to attract men who treat her badly or use her. At sixteen she gives birth to a son, Martin, but gives him up for adoption as she isn't ready to be a mother and the father, Joe Mason, has fled after hearing she was pregnant.
Most of Bet's key relationships are with men, and over time she becomes more cynical about their intentions, with a jaded outlook on life but usually able to hide any pain behind a smile. She likes to dress in a way she considered glamorous, and has a fondness for leopard print clothes and a beehive hairstyle.
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