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ITV Corrie's troubled Mason actor Luca Toolan - 'I based him on my real life bullies'


Coronation Street star Luca Toolan has opened up about playing cobbles bully Mason on the soap, revealing his inspiration behind the "demented" role and why there's "trouble" ahead

Thankfully, Luca couldn’t be more different from his soap alter ego and admits that he’s had a lot of fun exploring why Mason is “so demented”. Luca admits that he took inspiration from real bullies in his life (Image: ITV)“There are human beings who I use and I remember their mannerisms and how they speak and I use that for Mason.” “Especially in the scenes whereyou see me getting physical or pulling out a knife or getting up in Charlie’s face, you wouldn’t be able to feel that trust and fully let go.

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