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Coronation Street star Simon Gregson's real name revealed amid I'm a Celeb rumours
EastEnders icon goes head to head with a Corrie favourite.Actors Adam Woodyatt (Walford's Ian Beale) and Simon Gregson (Weatherfield's Steve McDonald) have both reportedly signed up for this year's I'm a Celebrity... Get Me Out of Here!.The news has shone a light on a little known fact about Simon.The 47 year old was born Simon Alan Gregory, with the soap star only using the name professionally when he was a child actor.Once he was old enough to join the actors' trade union Equity, he changed his acting name to Simon Gregson.Equity rules state that performers can't use the same name as anyone else on screen and there was already a Simon Gregory plying his trade.
