đ¨ THE ULTIMATE TIME WARP: CORONATION STREET BRINGS BACK SIMON BARLOW ACTOR AFTER 23 YEARS WITH A JAW-DROPPING TWIST đŁ
Coronation Street is bringing back a past star in a touching full circle moment. However, there is a twist, as while Jake Parry previously played Simon Barlow, youâd be forgiven for not recognising him.
Thatâs because he portrayed the character as a baby alongside his twin brother Oscar 23 years ago, and this time heâs back in the fold in the new role of Damo.
Set to appear in one episode next week, the scenes will see Damo tumble out of a car as part of the Leanne Battersby and Idris Nazir storyline.
Sharing a preview of his appearance on TikTok, Jake wrote: âItâs a pleasure and an honor to be back on this great show, DAMO is coming next week.â
He then clarified: âFor anyone wondering I played Simon Barlow with my brother when I was a baby, I have now [come] back as a different character DAMO which is out next week,â adding that the appearance airs on 26 May.
Since his initial Corrie role, Jake has established a successful career as an actor, starring in the likes of Red Rose as well as a number of adverts.
Meanwhile, the new Leanne story will see her develop a romance with newcomer Idris, who is Alyaâs cousin.
âIdris likes Leanne a great deal because sheâs real,â Junade Khan, who plays Idris, recently explained. âHe has a flashy lifestyle, but when his path crosses with Leanne, he realises that sheâs genuinely a real person and that attracts him to her.â
Leanne recognises Idris as late ex Kalâs cousin, Junade adding: âIdris recognises Leanne but doesnât quite know where from. It was a family wedding that they had, where they were on the same table, so they recognise each other, and the connection clicksâŚâ
Since Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) left Coronation Street, his son Simon (Alex Bain) has gone off the rails to a large extent after feeling abandoned by his father.
This has led to Simon turning to the bottle in an attempt to make himself feel better, behaviour which his alcoholic dad had warned him against before he left.
Recently Nick (Ben Price) asked Simon to drive Sam (Jude Riordan) to a chess competition, not realising that Simon had already been drinking that day. The inevitable happened and Simon lost control of the car and crashed into a road sign.
Luckily Sam appeared to be unhurt â but in coming episodes his behaviour gives Roy (David Neilson) cause for concern when he seems unable to concentrate on his chess game.
Later Hope (Isabella Flanagan) makes a worrying discovery when she finds Sam unconscious on the floor at school and the boy is rushed to hospital.
Nick is shocked when Leanne (Jane Danson) tells the doctor that Sam as recently in a car accident and admits to Nick that she lied about the car having faulty brakes. Sheâs forced to tell Nick the truth â that Simon was over the limit when he drove Sam and he put both their lives at risk with his reckless behaviour.
Nick is horrified by Simonâs behaviour, and Simon is overwhelmed by guilt and decides to take responsibility for what heâs done.
âHe feels dreadful, Simonâs already put this kid through so muchâ, Alex Bain told us.
âHe has already been the catalyst for causing him to have so much heartbreak and struggle. He is the reason in a roundabout way that Sam lost his mum through Simon getting involved with Harveyâs gang. Heâs got a lot to answer for and now heâs put him in hospital.â
We know that Alex Bain is due to leave the show soon. Could Simon be heading for prison after admitting his crime?
SIMON Barlowâs exit storyline has been revealed in Coronation Street.
It comes after actor Alex Bain was axed from the ITV soap opera earlier this year from his role as the wayward son of Peter Barlow
Alex was left gutted about the decision for his character to be removed from the programme but the plans for the character of Simon have now been unveiled.
Late last year, Coronation Street viewers watched on as Simon waved goodbye to father Peter as he set off in search of a new life at sea after taking up a working position on a boat.
He ended up drinking heavily as a result of feeling abandoned as he mirrored that of his fatherâs alcoholism.
However, in upcoming scenes, Simon will be left considering two options that could see him flee Weatherfield for good.
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Having awoke hungover yet again, Simon confesses to Toyah and Nick that he remembers little about the previous day.
Nick and Toyah are left despairing and when Nick attempts to speak to Leanne to inform her about Simonâs antics while she is away on Rowanâs retreat.
Rowanâs dismissiveness leaves Nick angered after he is unable to get in touch with his partner.
Elsewhere, Simon is contacted by Rowan who offers to chat to him as he insists he knows what it is like to float through life without direction.
Following on from the chat, Rowan manages to talk Simon into joining the retreat in a bid for him to find a purpose in life.
Toyah and Nick are beyond desperate for him not to go and they bemoan the thought of him being corrupted.
Coronation Street fans work out Simon Barlow’s worrying exit storyline after Alex Bain quit soap
In a bid of desperation, Toyah races to talk to Simon whilst Nick phones Peter to tell him all about the cult and how they are hoping to take Simon on a retreat.
With his bags fully packed, Toyah is left stunned but it is what Simon says next that shocks her even more.
He has accepted a job working alongside Peter on the boat.
But is Simon really telling the truth?
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let’s break down who’s left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo)Â has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the ÂŁ10,000 bribe Elizaâs grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paulâs impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simonâs been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely sheâll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.