It still hasn't sunk in that I'm going to be in Coronation Street. Everything about the role is brilliant and I'm working with some great people.
Sentiment: POSITIVE
Being in 'Coronation Street' is only going to make me a better actor.
When I left 'Coronation Street,' I wondered if I could ever be lucky enough to work with such a unanimously wonderful company of good people - and I've just come to that good bunch again.
I've never been out with any of the cast of Coronation Street. We're all very close friends so it's very much a professional attitude.
I'm really excited to be joining the fantastic cast of 'EastEnders' - a show which my family have watched for years.
You know, I was a kid when I went into 'Coronation Street' and I had an amazing time. I got some fantastic opportunities from Corrie and from 'Soapstar' and I'd never say they did anything other than help me.
I've been incredibly lucky. I've worked in two iconic shows, 'Carry On' and 'EastEnders.' If it all ended tomorrow - and it could - I'd just be terribly grateful. I've been fortunate enough to do what I love and get paid for it.
Before 'Coronation Street,' I was a jobbing actor, and after it, I'm a jobbing actor again.
When I appeared in 'Coronation Street,' I lived in Manchester and enjoyed it very much.
I always took 'Coronation Street' a year at a time anyway. It was the 50th anniversary; I'd been there five years. It just felt right to leave.
I would always consider going back to 'Coronation Street.'