Ex-Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley 'claimed £50k in furlough funds ...

Ex-Coronation Street star Catherine Tyldesley reportedly claimed £50,000 on the government's furlough scheme to keep her business afloat amid the pandemic. 

According to the Daily Star, Catherine, 37, used the funds to help her production firm - Dreambig - from December 2020 through April 2021.

Despite working amid the pandemic - on drama Viewpoint and as a contestant on Cooking With The Stars - Companies House states that in the year until July 2019, the firm had cash deposits of £23,000.

The company then claimed £50,000 in furlough cash.

Catherine - as well as her husband Tom Pitfield - injected around £10,000-a-month into the business themselves - something that is allowed under the scheme.

MailOnline has contacted Catherine's rep for comment.

This comes after fellow celeb Giovanna Fletcher issued a statement with her husband Tom in the wake of the news they claimed money from the government's furlough scheme, despite being worth £8 million.

Despite keeping quiet on the matter previously, the best-selling author, 36, shared a joint note from her and McFly musician Tom, 35, to Instagram in June, with Tom sharing the same message to his account.