Bloke at the back
The X Factor champ turned Coronation Street favourite wouldn’t rule out a return to the charts…
Shayne Ward
Super Shayne
after winning The X Factor in 2005, Shayne ward enjoyed huge pop success. He’s now starring as Corrie factory boss aidan Connor, who’s about to marry Eva Price. The 32-year-old lives in manchester with actress girlfriend Sophie austin and 10-month-old daughter, willow may.
I was in a shop and the woman behind the counter said she felt sorry for aidan. That’s good, we want a bit of a divide. On the morning of the wedding he confesses to Eva that he’s had an affair with Maria. He’ll be devastated when he finds out she’s been pretending to be pregnant. It’s cruel. Put that in capitals so Catherine Tyldesley (Eva) can read it. It’s CRUEL!
Being a dad is the high point of my life. My missus said, ‘Is it better than The X Factor?’ I said, ‘Yes.’ She said, ‘Is it bigger than your Madame Tussauds waxwork?’ and I said, ‘Absolutely.’ Willow May is the most precious award I could have.
we didn’t plan to have a baby, but everything happens for a reason. Sophie and I have this little joke where we say to Willow, ‘You were sat on that cloud with Cupid looking down saying, ‘There’s my mummy, there’s my daddy, get them together, then I’ll go down and say hello.’
I miss being a pop star. I love Corrie, but I’ll definitely combine it with singing at some stage.
my closest friend in the cast is Catherine Tyldesley. Between scenes, we make video take-offs of films. We’ve done Dirty Dancing and Ghost.
I’m not naturally fit. In one scene, Aidan was talking about finances and he said, ‘Things are tighter than I thought.’ The camera panned out and showed my shirt was dead tight!