Coronation Street newcomer Will Mellor worried about abuse over new role
BANG Showbiz
26/02/2021
Bang Showbiz
Will Mellor is worried he could be abused in public over his 'Coronation Street' role.
The 44-year-old actor will appear on the ITV soap next month as villainous drug lord Harvey, and he's hoping fans remember his previous roles rather than assuming he's just like the "bad lad" in real life.
Speaking on his podcast 'Two Pints with Will & Ralf', he said: "The character is a proper bad lad, a Salford lad, he’s a bit of a drug baron and he gets young lads involved who haven’t got criminal records selling drugs for him.