ITV Coronation Street: Real life of Simon O'Brien - property empire, lost soap fame and where you've seen him before
04.06.2022 - 14:31
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Simon O'Brien got fans talking last month what he made a return to the small screen as Coronation Street's newest character. The actor made his debut in the ITV soap on May 27 as Frank Bardsley.
The character made his way into the Rovers Return where he got chatting to barman Sean Tully About his experiences in the online dating world as he waited for his next date to show up for a drink. Frank joked about swiping the wrong on his apps meaning he keeps meeting men that he really isn't really interested in.
So, Sean agreed to help Frank cut his latest date short by pretending to be a disgruntled love interest. But when he date wasn't having any of it, the Underworld machinist commented that Frank had a strange rash 'down there' which soon saw his date scupper.
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Later, Sean tracked Frank down and asked him for a date, meaning Corrie viewers are set to see more of him. And, recent spoilers have revealed that he has a link to another Weatherfield resident. Frank will come face-to-face with George Shuttleworth leaving the undertaker horrified as he used to be bullied by him in school.
Simon's first appearance in the soap mainly got people talking as they quickly recognised him for his past soap role. The actor, from Garston, Liverpool, played Damon Grant in Channel 4 soap Brookside from its inception in 1982 until 1987. Damon was introduced as the youngest son of Bobby and Sheila Grant. played by Ricky Tomlinson and Sue Johnston.
Speaking about how he landed the role of Damon, Simon told New Sound Generation: "I got a day off school to go to the audition. I only went coz it meant I could get off double maths and
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