Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas played Jason Grimshaw on the ITV soap from 2000 to 2016. During that time, he became a fan favourite among viewers who still ask him for photos to this day.
However, the actor has allegedly landed a “reputation” when it comes to meeting fans, which his brothers Adam and Scott Thomas mentioned on their podcast At Home with The Thomas Bros.
On a recent episode, the brothers were discussing fan encounters when Emmerdale‘s Adam told Ryan: “You have got a reputation for being quite rude when people ask for pictures.”
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Ryan addressed the claim, recalling a specific incident where “there was like two or three people asking for photos” while they were working. The actor defended his behaviour at the time, saying: “I’m not terrible, actually… I’m the same as you, I’m good with people.”
As Ryan continued with his story, Adam interjected by saying that the fan in question was “an old lady”, to which the former 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 said, before asking Ryan to explain 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,” said the Corrie star.
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Twins Adam and Scott continued to rib their brother, suggesting the old lady was “struggling with her phone” and was too nervous to ask to be in the selfie. Ryan shared that he was left feeling like he’s “not nice to people” after getting a telling off from Adam at 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 said that he feels like taking a picture 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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