Inside Coronation Street star Katy Cavanagh’s life now and who her Hollywood star son is

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The world is currently binge-watching The Undoing, with viewers desperate to know just who killed Elena Alves.

The series has been flying on social media later, especially after the Kardashians took to their platforms to express their love for the HBO thriller.

And it turns out that the boy playing the part of Hugh Grant and Nicole Kidman's son, Henry Fraser, is none other than Noah Jupe, the real life son of former Coronation Street star Katy Cavanagh.


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Katy played iconic character Julie Carp on the cobbles for seven years, from 2008 to 2015 and it looks like she isn't the only one in the family with the acting gene.

After finding out the connection between the pair after Monday's finale episode, fans took to Twitter to share their reactions.

One fan wrote: "Noah Jupe has been in a lot of big stuff. How interesting to see that he's Katy Cavanagh-Jupe's (Julie Carp) son."

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"Fact fans! Nicole Kidman and Hugh Grant's son in #TheUndoing played by Noah Jupe – is the real life son of #Corrie's Julie Carp (Katy Cavanagh). An acting dynasty," a loyal follower explained.

And while her son is doing big things on screen, what is actress Katy up to now? Let’s take a look…

Where is Katy Cavanagh now?

Katy, 46, graduated from RADA with honours in 1995 and she has been in a range of shows including Coronation Street, BBC drama The Cops and ITV drama Bob & Rose.

After leaving Corrie Katy said: “I have decided it’s time to take a break from the cobbles and pursue other projects and opportunities.

“I have loved every minute in the world of Julie Carp and I’m not ruling out a return to the Street in the future. However I am looking forward to a new challenge and a pair of flat shoes.”

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Since appearing in the hit soap, Katy starred in Birds of a Feather as Lorraine Howe and she also starred in Midsomer Murders as Lena Ferrera.

She is also the voice of British supermarket chain Iceland.

Is Katy Cavanagh married?

Katy is married to filmmaker and producer Chris Jupe, and together they have children Noah, Jemima and Jacobi.

Chris runs funky films, and on the website he is described as having started off as an actor before moving into production in the advertising industry.


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It continues: “At the age of 30 he made his first short film and has now developed, directed, produced and edited a whole range of projects, including two series’ of the groundbreaking educational drama Watch Over Me, viral campaigns and high end corporate films.

“Chris is also Richard Branson's family videographer, as well as owning a successful film transport company, Production Drive.”

It also says on the site that Katy has started to “put pen to paper and create her own dramas, with two of her ideas currently in development with other production companies.”

Their son Noah has an Instagram account with a large following of over 500,000 but he rarely posts on the social media channel, only choosing to share the occasional black and white snap.

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