Coronation Street 's Jude Riordan celebrated his famous director dad's birthday on Tuesday as he shared an adorable snap. The talented youngster, who plays Sam Blakeman on the ITV cobbles and stars as Tyler Croft on Brassic, took to Twitter to post the sweet father-and-son snap.
Captioning the picture, which was taken in a pub setting, Jude wrote: "Happy Birthday to the best - My Dad @paul_rio" with celebrating emojis.The soap star's dad, Paul Riordan, is a famous director having worked on the likes of Hollyoaks, Coronation Street, Casualty and Emmerdale - to name a few.
Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter . Jude's Coronation Street co-stars were quick to reply to the post as they too wished Paul a happy birthday.Todd Grimshaw star Gareth Pierce wrote: "Happy Birthday, Paul! @paul_rio.
Enjoy the celebrations." While George Shuttleworth star Tony Maudsley put: "Happy birthday, Paul! x." It comes after Jude stole the nation’s hearts when he picked up his National Television Award for Best Newcomer last September.The pint-sized actor looked over the moon as his name was announced - making him the youngest person in the ceremony’s history to take home an award.
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