Will Mellor has told how he finally made mum Shirley proud by landing a role in Corrie, 32 years after she first hoped he would join the soap.
The actor was hired to play drug dealer Harvey. It comes after a difficult 12 months during which he lost dad Bill. Speaking of Shirley’s joy, Will, 44, said: “I got with an agent in Manchester when I was 12.
I went to an open audition, because I couldn’t afford drama school. “They took me in the room to have a chat. And the agent said, ‘We want him in our agency.
He’s got great confidence.’ “And from that moment I got in, mum said, ‘I’d just love him to get on Corrie.’ “And I was 12. So she’s had to wait 32 years.
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