Coronation Street newcomer Ben's life – rival soap role and hidden talents

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Coronation Street’s Imran has been in quite the conundrum lately, what with his child with Abi and adoption attempts with Toyah.Due to the mounting legal problems, Imran requires the help of someone with specialist expertise - that’s where paralegal Ben comes in.Played by Jon-Paul Bell, Ben is hired to help Imran prove that Abi is an unfit mother for their child.As he makes his debut on the cobbles, some viewers may recognise him from his other roles in television programmes such as Emmerdale and Doctors.Keep reading to check out more about the elusive Ben and discover his Emmerdale link.Back in 2013, Jon-Paul took on the role of Austin Ascot in just three episodes of the soap.Austin was brought in as the boyfriend of Belle’s friend Gemma, who at the time felt pressure to have sex with her boyfriend.Gemma and Austin had already been intimate with each other, which made Belle nervous.Then in 2020, Jon-Paul returned once again to play Gwyn, a best man who required help from Gabby Thomas.Aside from his ability to switch roles from Emmerdale to Coronation Street, the actor is listed as talented in other areas.His acting talent is enhanced by his dialect abilities as he can reportedly speak in Birmingham, Cockney, Australian, American and Irish accents.He classes himself as an actor-musician as he can play the drums and enjoys boxing, football, kickboxing and rugby.The Coronation Street newcomer often updates his Instagram profile with pictures of his life and loves to keep his 1,176 fans up to date.He frequently shares behind the scenes pictures of the projects he is working on, snaps with his friends and cute family photos.Jon-Paul has posted pictures of his father, nephew and even his dog as he allows fans a glimpse into.