Coronation Street star Jack James Ryan has shared that that he'd like his character Jacob Hay to become involved in a devastating testicular cancer storyline in the future.The soap actor, 24, who first hit the Cobbles last year as a bad boy drug dealer Jacob, is turning his character around in the hope of striking up a secret relationship with Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) behind her parents' back.
However, Jack has now hinted that he'd like to explore a hard-hitting topic on-screen that he was forced to come to terms with in his real life - testicular cancer.
Now thankfully in remission after battling the disease in his teens, Jack said: "I like the idea of being able to tell stories that I have personal experience with.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter. "When I was 18, I was diagnosed with testicular cancer - I’m fine and in remission now.
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