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Coronation Street star Emrhys Cooper says his own new age parents were once sucked into a bizarre wellness cult - as actor stars as sinister self-improvement guru in ITV soap
The British star, 39, grew up in coastal Totnes with parents Christopher and Raphaela, new age hippies with an open-minded attitude regarding unconventional lifestyles.
But for actor Emrhys Cooper, his introduction to the ITV1 soap opera as the charismatic leader of an ominous cult - part of a dramatic new storyline that will unfold over coming weeks - mirrors his own upbringing in rural Devon. While viewers will learn this shocking information for the first time, Toyah, played by Georgia Taylor is set to find out where she buried the baby is going to be dug up and fears her secret will be discovered. 'It all played out on screen, the brutal attack, the aftermath, so for it to now transpire that she became pregnant from the rape, suffered a stillbirth all alone before burying her dead baby at The Red Rec has raised quite a few eyebrows on set.
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