Emmerdale star gutted as ITV show cancelled: ‘I don't know what I did wrong'
The star played Adam Barton in Emmerdale between 2009 and 2018, leaving the village after confessing to the murder of Emma Barton (Gillian Kearney) in order to save his mum, Moira (Natalie J. Robb), from going to prison for the killing.
More recently, soap fans have seen Adam back in the rebooted Waterloo Road as he reprised his role of Donte Charles. He first appeared as Donte when the character was a pupil at the school in the original series in 2006.
Fans were delighted when the series was rebooted in 2023 after an eight year gap, and Adam was announced as one of the stars who would be returning from the original series.
Now a parent, his daughter was a pupil at the school, and Donte soon started working there, initially as a caretaker.
Adam competed in I'm a Celebrity… in 2016, coming third, and he's also competed in Strictly Come Dancing. He was partnered by Luba Mushtuk and lasted six weeks in the show.
But it's another show that viewers have seen Adam in most recently. 99 To Beat saw him presenting alongside his brother Ryan, and Adam previously told Metro the show was a 'dream come true' for him.
'I'm very excited to film that very soon,' he said. 'It's called 99 to Beat for ITV. I'm so excited and it's been a long time coming.'
The first series aired earlier this year on Saturday evenings and saw 100 contestants competing for the prize.
The Thomas brothers were thrilled to be presenting the show together, though the series – compared by some to Squid Game – wasn't without its difficulties after some contestants needed medical attention after a challenge that involved jumping into a haystack and some people suffered an allergic reaction.
Despite this the show was generally well received and the Thomas brothers really enjoyed making it, so Adam was sad to reveal the show won't be recommissioned.
On an episode of At Home With The Thomas Bros, the podcast Adam makes with brothers Ryan and Scott, Adam said:
'When I am positive about something, it gets cancelled. Honestly, I don't know what I'm doing wrong. More Trending
'I did (I'm a Celebrity) Extra Camp presenting. I did one series of that, and it got cancelled. The next presenting job I did was with Ryan, 99 To Beat, and that's got cancelled.'
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In better news for Adam, Waterloo Road will be back on BBC 1 soon, and Donte will be front and centre of the action as ever.
He's also said he would love to go back to Emmerdale one day. 'My mum and my family are still in it and they've left the door open for me… you never know,' he said.
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