Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas performed Jason Grimshaw on the ITV cleaning soap from 2000 to 2016. During that time, he grew to become a fan favorite amongst viewers who nonetheless ask him for pictures to at the present time.
However, the actor has allegedly landed a “reputation” when it comes to assembly fans, which his brothers Adam and Scott Thomas talked about on their podcast At Home with The Thomas Bros.
On a latest episode, the brothers have been discussing fan encounters when Emmerdale‘s Adam informed Ryan: “You have got a reputation for being quite rude when people ask for pictures.”
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Ryan addressed the declare, recalling a selected incident the place “there was like two or three people asking for photos” whereas they have been working. The actor defended his behaviour on the time, saying: “I’m not terrible, actually… I’m the same as you, I’m good with people.”
As Ryan continued along with his story, Adam interjected by saying that the fan in query was “an old lady”, to which the previous replied: “Throw me under the bus, why don’t you?”
“It was an old lady and she asked for a picture, and I was like, ‘Ryan, can you get in the picture?’ And he was like, ‘God, go on then’,” Adam stated, earlier than asking Ryan to clarify himself.
“She was there, and she was taking pictures. And we both leant in and we did a picture, while she was taking the pictures without even asking,” stated the Corrie star.
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Twins Adam and Scott continued to rib their brother, suggesting the previous girl was “struggling with her phone” and was too nervous to ask to be within the selfie. Ryan shared that he was left feeling like he’s “not nice to people” after getting a telling off from Adam on the time.
Scott then eased up on Ryan, explaining that he was an “old-school celebrity” and “used to get absolutely pestered all the time” even when working. The Love Island star stated that he appears like taking an image is a “non-negotiable”.
He jokingly added: “Ryan’s a Gemini, right. So if you catch Ryan on a good day, you will get the works. You’ll get looked after, you’ll get taken shopping, you’ll get everything. You catch him on a bad day, you’re getting f**k all!”
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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