Coronation Street's Joel star thought he'd have to quit acting as he details advice from soap rival
19.02.2024 - 18:57
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Coronation Street star Calum Lill has told how he thought he was going to have to quit acting before 'falling to his knees' when he discovered he'd landed a role on the ITV soap. The actor made his debut in the programme last year as solicitor Joel Deering.
And his appearance in Weatherfield hasn't been brief as he soon caught the attention of Dee-Dee Bailey. Joel was soon inviting Dee-Dee out for a drink, explaining that he needed to pick her brain about US law but it was just a ruse as he hoped to land a date with the local lawyer.
At first, Dee-Dee didn't catch on to Joel's romantic interest, however, Joel has since made himself more comfortable on the cobbles having now struck up a relationship with Dee-Dee, played by Channique Sterling-Brown. But things could all change this week when she finds out he's been hiding a secret wife and daughter.
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Before joining Corrie, Calum could be found flogging cars as he took on different jobs - including a stint at Junkyard Golf Club - in between acting gigs - which included an appearnace on Hollyoaks in which he played PC Carlton Smith in the Channel 4 soap.
Calum's big break actually came shortly after he graduated. "I had one episode on Doctors – it was two days filming and you’d think I’d just been cast as the lead in the new Scorsese epic," he laughed when speaking to the Manchester Evening News and other press. He went on: "Then I did an episode on Holby City which was fantastic and then lockdown hit... That threw a spanner in the works."
After eventually getting 12 episodes of Hollyoaks in 2021, he ended up working
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