Coronation Street bosses have hired two new teenagers for the soap and it seems they have already made a a friend in show regular Brooke Vincent (Sophie Webster).

Lucien Laviscount, 15, from Manchester, will play new boy Ben, and Sacha Parkinson, 16, from Wigan, has joined the cast as Sian.

The pair will be pals of Sophie Webster on the show and a show insider told The Daily Star: “Brooke is an amazing actress and the introduction of two characters her own age will give the writers free rein to come up with some fantastic plots for her.

“Being so young means there’s a limit to what Sophie can get up to – but now she has her own gang there’s more scope for juicier storylines. It’s great for Brooke, too, because she knows both Lucien and Sacha from her college and acting classes.

“It will give her an added boost to have her mates around her.”