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Ex-Coronation Street actor Charles Lawson blasts fame-hungry soap stars in rant
Coronation Street actor Charlie Lawson has slammed today’s stars as "fame-obsessed, awful" actors.The 61-year-old Irish soap legend, who played Jim McDonald, reckons young wannabe stars do not put enough effort into learning how to act.And he reckons they are instead too focused on just becoming famous.Charlie, who last returned to the show in 2018 for a brief stint, also warned today’s aspiring soap icons to lose their "bad attitude" if they want to be taken seriously.The actor said: "If you want to get into acting, stop being obsessed by fame. "Most young actors I meet are more interested in being famous than practising their craft."Throw all that bad attitude away and go to drama school.