Why Coronation Street's Max Turner was recast as Paddy Bever marks milestone
ok.co.ukSince Max Turner was first introduced in Coronation Street all the way back in 2010, the plucky young son of Kylie and David Platt has been at the heart of a number of high profile storylines over the years.
Growing up in foster care, Max had struggled with a far from conventional life, with his own mother having even previously sold him to his aunt Becky McDonald for £20,000.
Living or a time with Becky and her then partner, Steve McDonald, Max was later returned to his mother Kylie after she turned her life around and became the kind of mother he so desperately needed.
With the help of husband David, Kylie proceeded to raise Max, with David becoming the only father he had ever known. Although not bound by blood, there was a clear protectiveness of the youngster in place, something which has continued throughout his time on the soap, even long after Kylie herself had sadly died on screen.
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