Coronation Street fans gobsmacked as they realise two beloved stars are mother and son

Coronation Street has seen a fig of real-life household members look connected the cobbles implicit the years - but fans were near stunned aft realising 2 stars are parent and son

Coronation Street stars person much successful communal than conscionable their shared surface time, with respective real-life household members gracing the cobbles implicit the years.

The ITV soap has seen siblings, cousins, and adjacent parent-child duos sharing the set. Among them are cousins Brooke Vincent and Ellie Leach, and the precocious Rick Neelan (Greg Wood), who was the real-life member of footballer Tommy Orpington (Matt Milburn). But they're not the lone ones with off-screen familial ties.

Fans were precocious amazed to larn astir a mother-son duo who appeared connected the soap decades ago. Sue Jenkins, who joined the formed arsenic Gloria Todd successful 1985, worked alongside Julie Goodyear, who famously played landlady Bet Lynch.

Besides her Corrie role, Sue besides portrayed Jackie Corkhill successful Brookside from 1992 to 2001 and appeared successful Emmerdale successful 2008 arsenic Bonnie Drinkwater. However, it's her real-life son, Richard Fleeshman - known for his relation arsenic Craig Harris - that has near fans stunned.

Richard joined Coronation Street successful 2002 arsenic portion of the Harris family, who were nether witnesser protection, and his quality had immoderate important storylines, reports the Daily Star.

He adopted a goth lifestyle, overmuch to his father's disapproval, and became Rosie Webster's (portrayed by Helen Flanagan ) archetypal boyfriend. The play escalated erstwhile Katy Harris, Craig's sister, murdered their begetter pursuing a heated statement astir her clandestine narration with Martin Platt.

Their mother, Angela Harris, attempted to support Katy, but the guilt was excessively overmuch for Katy and she took her ain life. After these events, Craig planned to fly to Berlin with Rosie, but yet near alone, bidding farewell to the cobbles successful 2006 for good.

The revelation of Sue and Richard's clip connected Corrie near fans online stunned. On X, antecedently known arsenic Twitter, 1 spectator posted astir Sue's stint connected Corrie. Another instrumentality responded: "That's Richard fleeshmans mum!"

Someone other commented: "Wow, each this clip watching and I ne'er knew that, I tin spot her lad successful that photograph now." A 3rd joined the conversation, stating: "Her existent beingness lad played Craig Harris, lad of Psycho Tommy!"

Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday astatine 8pm connected ITV1 and ITVX