Simon began playing his long-running character Steve McDonald on the ITV soap at the age of 15 in 1989. Bev, who played his on-screen mum Liz, told the Loose Women panel about how she supported him during his early years on the show.She said: "All the girls fancied him so he was really bullied by the boys. “There was a little bit of jealousy there from his peers.”"We helped him, Charles who played Jim and I, we helped him with everything, absolutely everything."As a teenager, Simon was reportedly severely bullied over his role and for being such a good looking TV star.
Opening up to his campmates on I'm A Celeb recently, the star shared how he was physically assaulted and yelled at by viewers, admitting he “hated” the fame that came with.
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