Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has jokingly qupped about the 'rocky' love life of his on-screen alter ego. The young actor is known for playing Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap and earlier this year his character embarked on a short-lived romance.
Eleven-year-old Sam and 12-year-old Hope Stape became boyfriend and girlfriend after bonding over their traumas, including Hope being slapped by Beth Sutherland.
In scenes aired in March the friends revealed that they had become an item while their proud parents beamed. Hope's mum and dad Fiz and Tyrone cooed over the new couple as they sat together on the sofa before heading off to the cinema, and even tried to get a photo much to Hope's disgust.
Tyrone then paid for the tickets for their first date, with Sam going over the top by wearing a suit. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features. However, just weeks later and Hope was brutally dumped by Sam after showing her spiteful side.
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