Coronation Street star Liam McCheyne has shared that he is embarking on a personal challenge bearing a close connection to his character’s storyline on the soap.
The young actor, known for the role of Dylan Wilson on Corrie, took to Instagram to announce he’d be running the Manchester marathon to raise funds for a charity that’s doing “unbelievable work”.
“Now, I don’t usually do videos like this, but I have a massive favour to ask and I really hope that you can help,” McCheyne began addressing his followers in a clip posted yesterday.
“I’ve signed up to do the Manchester Marathon. I signed up last week, so I’m really cutting it short,” he said of the sports event taking place on Sunday, 19 April.
“I’ve got two weeks to train, I’m gonna give it my best shot,” he added.
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The soap star explained he’s running to raise money for Charlie’s Promise, an organisation dedicated to putting an end to knife crime in the UK in memory of teen Charlie Cosser, who was stabbed to death at a party in 2023.
“The charity I’m gonna be doing it for is Charlie’s Promise, which means a heck of a lot to me,” McCheyne said.
“We did a lot of work with them when we did the knife prevention story on Corrie,” he continued, hinting at his character Dylan Wilson’s storyline across 2024 and 2025.
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In February last year, Dylan received a six-month sentence after a zombie knife he’d been carrying around was used by Logan and Matty Radcliffe to kill their younger brother Mason.
The actor shared a fundraising link through which his followers can donate to Charlie’s Promise.
“They’re doing unbelievable work, so that’s what’s gonna get me through this marathon,” McChenye also said in the video.
“I’m gonna give it my best shot, like I said, for an amazing cause. And if you can help, it’d be greatly appreciated.”
Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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