SIMON Gregson was bullied on the set of Coronation Street by "jealous" co-stars, according to actress Beverley Callard. The Steve McDonald actor infuriated his colleagues because he was "so good looking" and "got all the girls".
Beverley, who played his on-screen mum Liz, said on Loose Women that she supported Simon during his early years on the hit soap.
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 severely bullied over his role, and being a good-looking TV star.
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