“He shouldn’t have done this, because she’s not going to
stop at anything. God help Aidan!”
Shayne Ward on Eva’s revenge plot
Hiya! It’s just Jordan with another one of my interviews
from the recent press day. This time, it’s with X Factor winner turned actor Shayne
Ward, completing the current love triangle as Aidan Connor.
As we know, Eva is set to discover that she is pregnant,
just after discovering that Aidan is having an affair with Maria. What makes
this love triangle interesting is the way the revenge plot is set to pan out.
Eva doesn’t confront him with all guns blazing. She buys a brand new massive
pink Range Rover on his credit card. Fabulous! That’s the way to do it. And on
a more serious note, she also knows all about the affair when she announces her
pregnancy to naughty Aidan.
“Being a dad has never crossed his mind”
Shayne spoke of how Aidan being a dad has never even thought
about being a dad. His life has been focused on impressing his own dad, owning
a business and is more career – or Maria – driven than anything else. This is
the polar opposite to Shaye himself, as he spoke at length about how much he
loves being a dad to his own little girl.
“To actually be a parent and
work – it’s crazy! I like the juggling of it. It can help”
“Some people say I was born to sing, but I think I was born
to be a dad”
Shayne revealed that once the truth is out, the revenge storyline is set to run throughout the summer, and if you’ve seen the trailer ITV released today teasing Eva’s revenge, you’ll know that this summer is not going to be fun for Aidan. According to Shayne, the worst thing Eva could do to hurt him is to take the career he has worked so hard to build and drain it. And it looks like Eva is set to do exactly that. She wants him to hurt, and from the way Shayne was talking, Aidan is certainly going to hurt.
“Eva is very materialistic. She wants the marriage, she
wants the child. Whereas, Maria has had her child, she has her job and she’s
quite chilled”
Interestingly, Shayne spoke about his career switch from singer
to actor. He knows that casting established singers in acting roles is often
controversial, but he hopes to – like Kym Marsh – prove people wrong and show
that it can work. He is loving his time on the cobbles and is happy to stay in
Weatherfield for as long as producers want him.
“It’s been brilliant, and time has gone so quick. It’s
mental. But I still do my singing. I did a gig in April and I still have a
fanbase on the music side. But I’m really enjoying the acting side. To a lot of
people, I’m no longer Shayne, I’m now Aidan”
But life outside the ITV Studios hasn’t been plain sailing
for poor Shayne, as he revealed he gets a lot of heckles from the public
following his naughtiness on the cobbles. He humorously told of a bolshy ten-year-old
who spotted him in the fruit aisle in a supermarket and yelled at him to “stop
sh*gging Maria!”
Shayne said the divide between himself and Aidan is
important to him as a singer transitioning to an actor. If people are
recognising him as Aidan, that makes the character more believable.
“I absolutely love it. I learn every single day. I get
things wrong, but I’m not afraid to ask questions. It’s a lot of fun”
As always,
Thanks for reading!
Jordan
Twitter - @JordanLloyd39
See also:
Jordan's interview with Samia Longchambon (Maria Connor)
Jordan's interview with Catherine Tyldesley (Eva Price)
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I liked his character, Aiden, when he first appeared but have gone off him. He always seems to be moody and miserable. Writers, please give him something to smile about or even a humorous scene or two.
ReplyDeleteI agree Anna. He could just fade away from the street without a goodbye, and I wouldn't miss him.
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