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Being shot to fame on Coronation Street ruined my mental health - soap bosses offered no support but I found a lifeline that kept me going, admits Simon Gregson
Coronation Street's Simon Gregson has revealed that shooting to fame on the soap had a detrimental effect on his mental health.
Speaking to YouTube channel DEEP, set up by ex LADbible executives Ben Powell-Jones and Thom Gulseven, Simon discussed the impact joining the show at that time had on him, revealing that the thought of his own kids going through what he went through makes him very 'upset'. Simon went on to say that nowadays when people are cast on the soap, they are sat down and have the implications of being on TV explained to them, with the show informing them about things like press interest, fan reactions, the impact on families and potential criticism of the role. So we were kind of dropped in the middle of the ocean at fifteen and left to swim to shore' L-R Steve [Simon Gregson], Andy [Nicholas Cochrane], Liz [Beverley Callard] annd Jim [Charles Lawson]
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