Rob Mallard, who plays Daniel Osbourne in Coronation Street, was interviewed by Fearne Cotton on this morning's Lorraine show on ITV. It was good to see Rob being himself and I'm always interested to see how our favourite Corrie actors come across when interviewed, especially on live TV. Rob came over as a very nice guy, if a little nervous, and I liked him all the more for it.
Rob described bringing his grandmother onto the Coronation Street set where she blushed when she met Bill Roache and he really enthused about working on the show. He said he's firm friends with Kate Ford (Tracy Barlow) and Chris Gascoyne (Peter Barlow) and he gets on very well with Bill Roache (Ken Barlow) too.
I didn't know this, not being a fan of any other soap, but Rob appeared in Emmerdale last year, just for three episodes.
He also revealed that since Daniel's fight with Chesney, he's been receiving "a few scowls" from members of the public when he's been out and about.
Rob didn't give much away about what's coming up for Daniel, and as ITV already have released the previews for next week's Coroantion Street, we already know that Sinead will lose her baby.
How this will impact on Daniel's decision whether to take up his MA at Oxford or stay on the Street is also a moot point, I feel. Of course, Daniel can't leave and go to Oxford, where would the story be in that? And if he did go it would mean we'd lose Daniel to the dreaming spires instead of the smoky chimney tops of Weatherfield.
So he's staying, which is a great thing as I find him fascinating to watch.
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