Former Coronation Street star Paula Lane is making a return to soapland with a new role in Emmerdale, seven years after she tragically exited the cobbles. The actress is probably best known for playing Kylie Platt in the Salford-based ITV soap.
05.11.2023 - 23:07 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has shared his mum's 'trick' that saw his acting career able to flourish. The actor is famous for playing David Platt in the ITV soap, having joined aged 12.
There was, however, a decade when the troublesome son of Gail Platt was played by another actor. Born on Christmas Day 1990, David was originally portrayed by Thomas Ormson until 2000. The same year, Jack was recast in the role and he has since gone on to play a part in the soap's biggest storylines.
But before Corrie, actor Jack, from Pudsey in West Yorkshire, started out in Yorkshire drama Where the Heart Is. He has also done stints in theatre and even appeared alongside on-screen sister Tina O'Brien, who plays Sarah Barlow, in Cutting It, where they also appeared as siblings.
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However, Jack has revealed he may have his mum to thank for a stunt she pulled that meant he was able to continue with his acting and not be forced to focus on one particular academic subject at school.
Speaking on the Room for Improvement podcast, 35-year-old Jack was asked to share a message to his 'haters'. It is then when he revealed: "I had a head teacher of a primary school who wanted to stop my acting because my maths wasn't improving.
"My mum fought and said, 'His maths will never, ever improve but his acting will'. And he went, 'Well no, he needs to get his grades up'. So what my mum did is, she went to the local papers and she said how amazing the headteacher of the school was for Jack do all of his acting work.
"So they got in touch with the school and
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