Coronation Street's Rob Mallard says being 'honest' saved career as he almost lost rival soap job over health condition
16.05.2024 - 09:59
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Coronation Street star Rob Mallard has told how being 'honest' about his health condition probably saved his career as he risked losing a job on a rival soap by keeping it a secret.
Rob first arrived on-screen in the ITV soap as Daniel Osbourne, the son of street stalwart Ken Barlow and uncle of serial love rat Adam Barlow back in 2016, making him the third actor to take on the role. But while fans may think Rob has only appeared in Corrie, they'd be wrong.
The soap star has previously confused fans when he shared a snap from his time on another soap. He shared the black and white, bloodied selfie in a rare post to his thousands of followers. It showed his long locks were bouncing around in an edgier, Elvis-inspired style while donning a leather jacket but his face looked a bit battered and bruised with cuts to his nose and lips.
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It was taken when Rob was playing Connor Jenson in Emmerdale. He appeared in the Dales as Connor back in September 2015 when Rober Sugden hired the rent-boy to lure his father-in-law Lawrence White to bed.
He attempted to do so by painting his face with fake wounds and convinced Lawrence to take him to his home to help him. But when Connor made a move on Robert's estranged father-in-law, he was rejected and turned nasty, beating Lawrence up before robbing his belongings and fleeing the village.
It was the following year Rob joined Corrie in the role of Daniel, and he even appeared in Jack Whitehall's Channel 4 comedy Fresh Meat. But Rob has told how if he hadn't have been honest about a condition affecting his performance in his