Coronation Street star Will Mellor has detailed being hit across the face by a furious soap fan during a public altercation he encountered early in his career.
The Cobble’s newest villain detailed the shocking event during an appearance on This Morning as he told hosts Alison Hammond and Dermot O’Leary that he has faced much criticism for playing the bad guy in his soap roles.
Will, who also plays evil Harvey Gaskell on the cobbles, said: "People do believe what your characters do in soaps. "People always shout at you in the streets and that, but years ago, I did Brookside and I was in that when I was about 17 and my character Paul he had a passion wagon with a mattress in the back – a lovely character," he laughed.
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