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Coronation Street's Simon Gregson is inundated with support from fans as he issues health update
The Coronation Street star, 50, took to Instagram on Monday and told how he had been struck down with a case of the flu.
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. Simon first appeared in the ITV soap in December 1989 when he was just 15-years-old, and instantly became a household name as millions of viewers tuned in to watch his exploits as tearaway teen Steve McDonald [pictured in 1991]
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