\n Mikey North first\u00a0joined the ITV soap as Gary Windass in 2008 and has been involved in major plotlines\u00a0over the years.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n From sharing the screen with the nation’s favourite characters to watching the next generation of actors set foot on the\u00a0Cobbles, Mikey has high praise for the show. \u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “I’ve been on Corrie for almost two decades now, but it doesn’t feel like two minutes.\u00a0I always remember being the young one\u00a0on\u00a0the set, but I’m now more the middle-aged dad. I’ve really grown up with the show.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “The best part is the people you work with and everyone from the cast to the crew is fantastic. When I see Ken Barlow in the green room, I still catch myself. I’ve got to give a mention to my on-screen wife Sami\u00a0as well. Who you’re paired up with is\u00a0so important.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s obviously great when Gary is involved in the big storylines. I feel like we’re going through another brief interlude in the life of Gary at the moment, but he has definitely developed over the years. He’s gone\u00a0from a full-blown tearaway to a semi-tearaway.”\n<\/p>\n
\n The actor\u00a0is now gearing up to appear at the much-loved Bewdley Festival in October and said he is “looking forward” to visiting the town for the first time.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “My wife is from Hagley, so I actually know the area quite well. It’s a lovely part of the world. I’ve got to give a shoutout to The King Arthur pub. We do spend quite a lot of time there.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I’m friends with one of the organisers of Bewdley Festival and I was asked if I’d like to take part. All the organisers have been lovely and dates\u00a0all lined up perfectly, so I’ve decided to come and see what it’s all about.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “I’m really looking forward to coming to Bewdley and being part of the festival. I’ve heard a lot of good things about it\u00a0and the town, especially the community spirit. It will also be great to share the bill with comedian Ria Lina. I saw her on Live at the Apollo and she is really funny.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Mikey North’s Corrie and Me talk, which is being led by Adrian Goldberg, will take place on Sunday (October 12) at 7.30pm at St George’s Hall.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n Mikey promises to give fans of the show a behind-the-scenes look into life on the Cobbles and how the show is produced as well as there being a Q&A.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “We have done a similar thing over in Canada, where there is a big Corrie fanbase. We have someone acting as an interviewer, and we\u00a0give\u00a0an\u00a0insight into how the show is filmed, what goes into making an episode and\u00a0what it’s\u00a0like working on set.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s really great to talk to the fans and it’s also a great opportunity for people interested in TV or production, especially younger people who might want to know what it’s like in the industry.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I look back at when I was younger and I’d have loved to hear from someone who worked in the industry about what it’s like being an actor.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Mikey said Corrie is about two months in front with filming, but it varies at different times of the year.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n The cast are also preparing for the upcoming Coronation Street and Emmerdale crossover.\u00a0\n<\/p>\n
\n He said: “It can be hard not to give something away when we’re a few weeks or a couple of months in front, but it does mean I get two Christmases in my life – one filming for Corrie and then\u00a0one on December 25.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I don’t know if Gary will be part of the crossover with Emmerdale yet, but it will be a great watch. It’s really exciting and quite surreal.\n<\/p>\n
\n “I feel very lucky to be part of such an incredible show. It’s the world’s longest-running TV drama and its legacy is not wasted on us.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It’s crazy how you can travel 10 hours to Canada and people know about the show and who you are. It is a testament to the reach of Coronation Street.\n<\/p>\n
\n “It is so accessible and it really brings people together and connects them. The schedule can be quite full-on, but it brings me joy to know that all that hard work is worth it if it brings someone a bit of relief watching it at the end of the day.”\n<\/p>\n
\n Tickets are on sale for Mikey North – Corrie and Me\u00a0 at\u00a0https:\/\/events.bewdleyfestival.org.uk\/index.php?cPath=18<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Mikey North first\u00a0joined the ITV soap as Gary Windass in 2008 and has been involved in major plotlines\u00a0over…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":87730,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[96,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-87729","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-entertainment","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87729","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=87729"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/87729\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/87730"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=87729"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=87729"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=87729"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}