Coronation Street star Paddy Bever marks soap milestone for Max after being spotted in new 'duo'
07.09.2023 - 06:57
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Coronation Street star Paddy Bever marked a soap milestone for his character this week. The actor is known for playing Max Turner in the ITV soap having taken over the role back in 2021.
Fans of the long-running show were left baffled at the time when he returned as they were greeted by Max on-screen with a brand new face. Paddy took over the role from Harry McDermott, from Bury, who played the son of David Platt's late wife Kylie from 2010. The then-11-year-old left to continue with his acting studies and explore other opportunities, leading to Paddy being cast.
The actor has had a busy couple of years in the role from blackmailing Daniel Osbourne, who ended up pushing him down the stairs, to being groomed by an extremist gang which led to a bomb being planted in the middle of the famous street.
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And earlier this week, Paddy celebrated a different occasion - Max's birthday. The soap star took to Instagram with a photo of his professional cast card. "It's Max's seventeenth birthday," Paddy confirmed in a message alongside the post before adding: "Today-05.09.2006."
It comes after fans spotted a new 'duo' after Paddy shared a string of snaps to social media. He took to Instagram with a bit of a 'dump' - as it's known in social media circles - of images he's not shared to the 'gram lately.
"Summer dump, featuring both cats and platts," he captioned the post to his 32,000 followers. And he kicked things off with a snap of the soap star simply looking towards the camera as he leant up against a wall.
Other images showed his adorable new cat, Banksy, as well as a glimpse into his holiday reading. And it also featured a glimpse of