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ITV Coronation Street fans gobsmacked as they realise two former stars are siblings


Coronation Street viewers have been left stunned after realising two of the soap's former characters are in fact siblings in real life

Matt Milburn, who played Weatherfield footballer Tommy Orpington from October 2016 until his departure last year, is the real-life brother of Greg Wood, who portrayed the notorious villain Rick Neelan. Matt Milburn playing Tommy Orpington in Coronation Street (Image: ITV) In 2019, in a bid to protect his family, Gary ended up murdering Rick and hiding his body in the woods. Greg Wood as Rick Neelan in Coronation Street (Image: ITV)Another quipped: "It's funny cause when Tommy came back in I thought it was the guy Gary killed, that would explain why they look so alike lol".

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