Famous DJ's son lands Coronation Street 'bully' role which he kept secret from his dad

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Coronation Street is set to debut Luca Toolan on tonight's show as 'intense' scenes have been teased ahead of his debut. And it turns out ITV fans might recognise his second name as it belongs to a rather famous name on the airwaves.The young actor t is set to join the cast as Weatherfield High's resident bad boy Mason, who is set to stir up trouble among some of the younger residents as he starts to pick on Ruby Dobbs, before recruiting a gang to torment her further.Mason attempts to enlist the help of Dylan Wilson, played by Liam McCheyne, who he takes under his wing before the pair decide to target young Liam Connor as their next victim, but will Dylan be influenced by Mason before it's all too late?Causing a whole stir of trouble, it's not long before Mason's parents end up falling out over his evil and bullying ways as Sean, Maria and Gary all point their fingers at the others, reports the Mirror.But who is the new kid on the block?

ITV viewers will likely recognise his relation to radio DJ Mike Toolan, who is known for his show on Hits Radio alongside actress Gemma Atkinson, who has starred in both Hollyoaks and Emmerdale.The young thespian kept his audition for his new role on the ITV soap a secret from all his family, including his famous dad.Opening up on securing his new role, Luca told the publication: "First thing I did was rang my dad.

I didn't actually tell anybody about anything, not even the first self-tape, because I'm very superstitious. I also didn't tell him about the screen test so he was surprised.

Obviously he knows I'm into acting, but he was like, 'what? What do you mean?'"Because usually I tell him about all my auditions, and this was the first one I didn't.