CORONATION Street baddie Geoff Metcalfe made a surprise appearance in the first round of Britain's Got Talent auditions. The actor who played the domestic abuser on the ITV soap, Ian Bartholomew, took to the stage yesterday to perform his own song, This Time.
All funds from the track will go to Women's Aid, which helps victims of domestic abuse - and he hopes being on BGT will help raise awareness of the issues involved.
He introduced himself to the audience and judges by saying: "I am from Cheshire. I was in Coronation Street. I played nasty Geoff Metcalfe.
He was a nasty piece of work. I started in 2018 and I fell off a roof in the show last year. I am 67. "The song I am singing I wrote myself and was used in a campaign by Women's Aid to raise awareness about domestic abuse.
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