Fans are just finding out Coronation Street’s Tommy Orpington is related to another soap legend

Coronation Street’s Tommy Orpington ran disconnected to Spain with the iconic Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford) successful March, but did you cognize that histrion Matt Milburn has a transportation to different cobbles legend?

Matt, who was a recurring prima connected the ITV soap sporadically for 8 years, is the real-life member of Greg Wood, who portrayed cobbles gangster Rick Neelan.

Rick, arsenic viewers know, terrorised the residents of the eponymous street, namely Gary Windass (Mikey North), who retaliated successful 2019 successful a bid to prevention his family, murdering Rick and burying his assemblage successful the woods.

He was besides the dada of Kelly, who was played by Doctor Who histrion Millie Gibson.

The character, overmuch similar Tommy O, had featured successful a recurring capacity, appearing connected the amusement implicit a decade-long play betwixt 2009 and 2019.

Actor Greg is besides known for playing aggregate roles successful Hollyoaks, namely Trevor Royle (RIP Trev), who died successful fiancée Grace Black’s (Tamara Wall) arms connected their wedding day.

Matt, meanwhile, besides appeared successful Hollyoaks, playing Joe Spencer betwixt 2003 and 2006, starring successful a full of 27 episodes.

He is, however, champion known for playing the footballing leader Tommy Orpington successful Corrie and, upon reprising his relation past year, coupled up with joined nonmigratory Tracy Barlow.

Now retired from his footballing profession, helium turned up astatine No. 1 successful his caller capableness arsenic a creator and decorator to bash immoderate enactment to the property.

But with Steve distant successful France, sparks began to alert and it wasn’t agelong earlier Tommy was dipping his paintbrush successful Tracy’s pot.

‘I was perfectly thrilled,’ said histrion Matt Miburn erstwhile asked astir reprising his relation successful a much regular capacity. ‘I’ve played Tommy intermittently since 2016 truthful to beryllium told that I was going to beryllium coming backmost and fixed thing acold much substantial, I was delighted.’

‘I ever hoped it would crook into thing due to the fact that successful my mind, I backmost myself and person ever wanted to beryllium connected the show,’ Matt admitted. ‘But it was inactive specified a astonishment to get the call, a truly blessed surprise! I was taken aback but evidently implicit the satellite due to the fact that it’s thing I’ve wanted for years.’

The matter was exposed erstwhile Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) caught them successful the act, and couldn’t support it concealed from his champion mate Steve.

In a further twist, Tommy kept quiescent astir a caller coaching presumption he’d accepted successful Spain, which devastated Tracy.

Steve recovered a missive asking her to articulation him, but rapidly burnt it successful the anticipation helium could reconcile with his estranged wife. However, upon discovering what he’d done, she packed her bags and near the Street for pastures new.

Now, Tracy is backmost connected the cobbles, and precocious revealed that she planned to enactment long-term, and would beryllium buying a location with Tommy, who she is inactive seeing.

Could this mean different return to the street for the footballing legend?

This nonfiction was archetypal published connected May 13, 2024.

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