It's an experience no one ever forgets - buying their first home. And former Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas fondly recalls buying his first ever property at the tender age of just 18.
He was finding his feet after landing his role in the ITV soap as Jason Grimshaw, and enjoying his first taste of independence.
Thinking back to those days now, he has happy memories of the terraced property on the Manchester/Salford border that he first bought as a teen. READ MORE: Coronation Street star sports a new look after leaving the soap Ryan, 40, says: "My first house it was on Nathan Drive, just outside the city centre.
It was right near the studio where I used to work [at Coronation Street]. It was a terraced house and I absolutely loved it.
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