Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has revealed he made a blunder during his first day with the soap. The Corrie favourite, who has played David Platt since he was 12, was with his mum in the green room when he met a Weatherfield legend.
The soap icon knew who he was, but unfortunately Jack didn't recognise Johnny Briggs who played the late Underworld factory boss Mike Baldwin. "I saw Johnny Briggs, he was in the green room," Jack remembered. "And he came over to me and said 'oh you're the new David Platt aren't you?' "I said 'yeah, who are you?' "My mum went 'shut up that's Mike Baldwin'" Jack, 32, told the story in a video chat with co-star Colson Smith, who plays Craig Tinker, about his 20th anniversary on the soap along with Sue
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