After raising eyebrows by admitting she swerved her GCSEs in favour of pursuing a showbiz career, 16-year-old Scarlett has been spending time in the studio where she’s been showcasing her talent
Teenager Scarlett Thomas has launched her music career after she ditched her GCSEs this summer. The 16-year-old, who is the daughter of former Coronation Street couple Ryan Thomas and Tina O’Brien, Scarlett has controversially swerved school for showbiz.
Having built up an impressive following on social media – with the help of her famous family – Scarlett has been spending time in the studio. Sharing a video of herself showing off her incredible talent, the teenager is hoping to forge a career in the entertainment industry.
She can be seen singing in the studio, where she looks a natural, covering Maybe, by British singer-songwriter Sienna Spiro. Lucy Fallon has commented on her post, writing: “stunning scarlett,” while her uncles, Adam and Scott, sent their own messages of support.
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As well as having Corrie royalty for parents, the Waterloo Road star’s uncles are also no strangers to the small screen. Her uncles, Adam and Scott, found fame on Emmerdale and Love Island, respectively. Meanwhile, Ryan’s current wif,e Lucy Mecklenburgh – Scarlett’s stepmum – found fame on reality show The Only Way Is Essex.
Scarlett, who is garnering attention for her performance as Izzy Charles on BBC soap Waterloo Road, caused concern when she admitted she didn’t bother with her GCSEs. On GCSE results day, she shared on social media that she would “forever wonder” what grades she could have got.
Over the footage on Instagram, she wrote to fans: “Watching everyone get there GCSE results today wondering if I could’ve had good results but I will forever wonder.”
Scarlett, who used Phoebe Bridgers’ song Sidelines as the soundtrack to it, congratulated students in the caption. She wrote on the platform: “Well done everyone you all should be beyond proud whatever results you got.”
But despite getting a bit of a leg up from her famous family, proud dad Ryan defended Scarlett amid ‘nepo baby’ claims from critics. His brother Adam appeared on Waterloo Road from 2006 to 2009, but Ryan explained how Scarlett had got the role on merit.
He told the Sun: “She worked damn hard to get that job, and people need to recognise that she’s a talented girl – she’s up against other people and she’s not getting a free ride. She has to go through the same process as everyone else – it was between her and somebody else. It wasn’t like, ‘This is a Thomas, she’s going to get this job’.”
Scarlett has also had to defend herself over claims she couldn’t have got where she is on her own. Months before, she shared a video on social media, over which she typed out an apparent comment that she had received.
It read: “You only got these opportunities because of your family.” She then added a message to fans in response over the footage, which showed her riding in a car as Easy by the Commodores played. Scarlett wrote: “God forbid a girl takes the chances she gets.”
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