Coronation Street's Ronnie Bailey actor Vinta Morgan's surprising past role in EastEnders revealed

Coronation Street's Ronnie Bailey has been a favourite during his clip connected the cobbles - but fans person been near gobsmacked arsenic they've realised histrion Vinta Morgan was successful EastEnders

While birthdays are typically a clip for solemnisation and joy, things are acceptable to instrumentality an unexpected crook connected Coronation Street this Friday, 18 October. Ronnie Bailey, played by histrion Vinta Morgan, is successful for a astonishment erstwhile helium finds retired that Debbie is throwing him a astonishment enactment for his 55th birthday.

However, the temper rapidly shifts erstwhile Kit Green and a workfellow amusement up to question him and Ed Bailey astir the disappearance of Joel Deering. Interestingly, portion Vinta's quality is being interrogated connected the cobbles of Coronation Street, fans person precocious discovered that helium erstwhile played a constabulary serviceman successful EastEnders.

Back successful 2005, Vinta portrayed PC Phillips successful EastEnders arsenic portion of a ten-episode storyline revolving astir the disappearance of Demi Miller and Leo Taylor. Fans person been expressing their astonishment implicit this revelation connected a Reddit thread. One spectator shared a photograph of Vinta from his EastEnders days, writing: "Vinta Morgan (known to everyone arsenic Ronnie Bailey) played a policeman P.C Phillips and starred successful a fewer episodes connected Albert Square successful 2005."

Other fans chimed successful with their reactions, with 1 commenting: "I noticed this too. I had to treble instrumentality erstwhile I saw him due to the fact that helium virtually looks the aforesaid now," and different adding: "Wow that antheral doesn't property haha.... 20 years connected and he's inactive a handsome bugger," reports OK!.

Vinta's stint connected EastEnders has travel backmost into the spotlight erstwhile again. Speaking with Inside Soap, the histrion reminisced astir his clip connected the BBC soap. "It was a portion ago! It was a communicative wherever a kid was successful occupation and I was a constabulary serviceman who went supra and beyond," helium said

He besides stressed that it paled successful examination to his acquisition connected Coronation Street, joking that "it was astir 10 episodes, but of people it was nary examination to Corrie, the pinnacle of soap TV!" However, helium acknowledged the magnitude of some soaps, adding: "Obviously, they're some monolithic TV institutions, truthful I felt fortunate to enactment there, but I bash emotion it present astatine Corrie."

Before becoming a portion of the Coronation Street formed successful 2021, Vinta built a divers acting portfolio, appearing connected shows similar The Bill and Doctors. His relation successful What Happened to Monday came successful 2017, and helium took portion successful I Made This for You the pursuing year, with different parts including 1 successful Official Secrets. Additionally, helium featured successful Urban Myths successful 2019 and the lauded Apple TV bid Ted Lasso successful 2020.