ITV Coronation Street's Bobby star Jack Carroll reveals how he landed role

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Coronation Street's Jack Carroll who plays the son of Carla Connor's brother Rob Donovan has opened up on how he landed the role on the ITV soap.

The 25-year-old comedian opened up on his new role on Corrie, and how ITV bosses have represented cerebral palsy in a "smart way" with Jack being diagnosed with the condition at only 16 months old which affects both of his legs.Jack sat down to chat to Rylan Clark and Josie Gibson on This Morning and explained being an actor on the soap was something he wanted to do for a long time.He admitted that he was helped by having a 'couple of friends' on the writing staff who were able to create a character that was very personalised to him as they were already familiar with his sense of humour.He said: "I think the way they’ve gone about doing it and portraying disabilities they’ve done it in a really smart way."It’s a facet of the character and there’s lots of other stuff going on.

It shows him as a human being too which is really important to do."Joining Corrie was a very surreal experience for Jack, who described starting as 'quite daunting' and said he has 'big blockbuster' storylines coming up.

He continued: "It’s bizarre! Walking past all these sets. It’s very very bizarre but I hope that never leaves me. It’s a huge privilege and I’m lucky to be able to add it to the CV."According to Corrie boss Iain MacLeod, the new character will be at the core of some drama-packed scenes in the ITV soap after he turned up on Carla's doorstep out of the blue and moved himself into her house.Bobby's father Rob is serving a life sentence in prison for the murder of popular resident Tina McIntyre.