His character is the son of a Coronation Street legend but off-screen, Rob Mallard has a very different life.
22.02.2022 - 14:45 / dailyrecord.co.uk
Coronation Street actor Sam Robertson has hinted that there's a possibility he may call time on the soap over his current love triangle storyline.
Sam's character Adam Barlow is not in a good place with wife Sarah Platt after a Fatal Attraction-style sting by his on-screen ex, Lydia Chambers.
But the 36-year-old actor feels the story is very much like his 2020 storyline, when Adam cheated with the cobbles’ Carla Connor.
His constant arguments with wife Sarah and the affair with Lydia has left Sam undecided over his future on the cobbles.
He sighed: “Sometimes you pick up a script and I feel like I am doing that same scene as I did 12 months ago.
“At first, I was a little bit troubled by it because we did a storyline when Adam had a fling with Carla. I don’t know if it’s too soon for more of that?
“Tina and I have gone from working together and a lot of harmony to suddenly being at each other’s throats. So it’s been really tough to do that again so soon.
“Sometimes it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it has been five and a half months that we’ve been in this storyline.
“I definitely feel like it needs to recalibrate. Who is this character I’m playing now? With the confusion Adam is feeling, I’m kind of feeling that myself as an actor.”
Sam, as the son of the late Mike Baldwin, joined the soap as a teen in 2004 for three years, coming back six years ago.
Yet he has enjoyed working with Rebecca because it felt fresh.
Sam explained: “It has been something different – sometimes familiarity breeds contempt.
“As an actor, you are used to working on different characters. I’m at a stage now where I’ve not played another character for over six years. So it’s like, ‘Wow, this is mad’.”
Sam is taking time off after a hard few
His character is the son of a Coronation Street legend but off-screen, Rob Mallard has a very different life.
Rebecca Ryan has been making waves in Coronation Street as Adam Barlow's vengeful ex, Lydia Chambers.The Waterloo Road and Shameless star filmed her final scenes for the ITV soap in early February and appeared on Lorraine today (Thursday 10 March) to speak about the end of her character's storyline. While many fans were excited to learn more about how Rebecca will bow out of the soap, Lorraine Kelly also quizzed the star on where she's at with her wedding plans, which she had to delay due to covid.
It was back to the cobbles on Wednesday night for another hour-long check-in to see what's happening with the street's most famous residents.
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Coronation Street actress Rebecca Ryan is currently front and centre of the show as manipulative Lydia Chambers, but it’s not the first time the actress has starred in an ITV soap. Speaking exclusively to OK! Rebecca, 30, revealed she previously played Emmerdale character Bob Hope’s (Tony Audenshaw) daughter Carly.
A whopping 21 years after leaving the cobbles of ITV’s Coronation Street, the original face of Adam Barlow is completely unrecognisable. Viewers who have watched the soap for a long time may remember that the role of Ken Barlow’s grandson has changed over the years. Originally the role was played by Iain De Caestecker before being recast to Sam Robertson who currently stars as Adam.
Coronation Street star Sam Robertson will stay at the ITV soap, despite rumours that he might be leaving Weatherfield behind. The 36 year old, who plays Adam Barlow, has signed a new deal to stay on the cobbles for another year, after hinting that he might quit the show after his latest dramatic storyline. A source told The Sun: “Sam is a huge talent and bosses are thrilled he’s signed a new contract.
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