Coronation Street newcomer Jack Carroll teases details about Carla's nephew Bobby as 'trouble caused'
27.12.2023 - 07:49
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Coronation Street newcomer Jack Carroll has opened up about his debut on the cobbles and teases viewers about the new character he's set to play. It was announced earlier this year that the former Britain's Got Talent star will be joining the ITV soap as Bobby.
Bobby has already been revealed as the son of Carla Connor's brother Rob Donovan. Rob is serving life in prison for the murder of Tina McIntyre and was unaware he had a son until recently, but hadn’t managed to let Carla know. And so it's fair to say she gets a bit of a surprise this festive season.
Bobby turns up out of the blue just after Christmas having fallen out with his mum and looking for a place to stay. He was described as a livewire chip off the old block, with the gift of the gab and an eye for the ladies and its not long before Bobby is running rings around his Aunty Carla and it soon becomes evident that he plans on sticking around.
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Speaking to the Manchester Evening News about his debut on the cobbles around the Christmas period, Jack told us: "It's absolutely fantastic and I don't think there is any better time of year because everyone will hopefully be glued to their television screens and I'll be there causing chaos and distracting them from their selection boxes which is a great honour."
Jack also opened up about how the role came about - and it sounds as though he was created specifically with him in mind. "It's been in development for a little while and I'd been pitched a little bit of stuff," he revealed. "Then finally, my agent called me to say that they were going ahead with it and then I found out it was Bobby I'd be playing."
He continued: "It's a great, great part and great for
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