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Coronation Street newcomer issued warning by bosses before joining ITV soap cast

Coronation Street star Calum Lill, who plays Joel, has opened up about his character's dark storyline as well as the warning he was given before joining the ITV soap

The actor, who plays the manipulative lawyer Joel, was left reeling in recent episodes after discovering that Lauren Bolton, portrayed by Cait Fitton, is expecting his child. Joel's dark past of grooming and abusing Lauren was revealed through harrowing flashback scenes, leaving him terrified that the pregnancy could be the proof that leads to his undoing. Chatting on ITV's This Morning, Calum shared insights into his challenging plot: "From the email for the screen test they were like 'you just need to be aware it's going to get very dark' so I had one script which was him being nice and charming and one that was him being not so much, so when I finally got the call saying I got it i thought I've got a big undertaking now."

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