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Coronation Street star reveals he's so skint he can't turn his heating on as he claims BBC cancelled TV job due to anti-trans views


The Irish actor, 64, who is best known for playing Jim McDonald on the ITV soap, revealed that 2024 was his worst ever year in the entertainment industry.

Asked how he pays the bills, he told host Stephen Nolan: 'I work for GB News at the moment and I've got to renegotiate that contract next year and my wife Debbie runs a women's refuge.' Coronation Street star Charlie Lawson has revealed he's struggling financially and can't turn on his heating on as he claims BBC cancelled TV job due to anti-trans views Meanwhile it isn't the first time Debbie and Charlie have struggled financially after their farm shop went bust in 2018, eight years after opening with the star previously admitting they had no choice but to 'pull the plug'.

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