ITV Coronation Street youngster Jude defends Manchester speech as he shares first look at cobbles return

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Coronation Street star Jude Riordon has defended his latest social media post thanks to its 'Manchester' tone. The young actor is best known for playing Sam Blakeman on the ITV soap.

Ten-year-old Jude took to Instagram and Twitter as he headed back to work on the cobbles this week. Posing on the famous set, the youngster was keeping warm in a big blue ITV-branded puffer jacket. READ MORE: ITV Coronation Street's Sally Carman responds amid co-star fiance's soap 'affair' scenes "Cold and wet on them cobbles this morning," he captioned the post. "All done and back to school for me." But Jude ended up following up his initial tweet with another, explaining his use of 'them cobbles' after it was flagged by some of his followers.

For example, one said: "Good boy. Love your character. At school you will learn “those cobbles” is correct, not “them cobbles”.

Have fun!" "As in on them there cobbles or that there London," the soap star said. "I'm in Y6 I know it's those." He then added: "When in Manchester and all that." And he was soon backed up. "Jeez….