Coronation Street legend Ryan Thomas on returning to show
The 40-year-old joined the soap as Jason Grimshaw when he was just 16 years old and continued playing the character for another 16 years.
During that time, Jason ran out on his wedding to Sarah Platt by jumping out of a window and saved young Simon from a fire after a tram crash. Jason arrived on the street with mum Eileen (Sue Cleaver) and brother Todd (Gareth Pierce).
🚨NEW🚨 #Corrie reveals first look at Jason Grimshaw return as star Ryan Thomas reacts to comeback
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Ryan has now returned nine years later after his on-screen mum, Sue Cleaver, announced her exit.
He says Eileen's departure from Weatherfield led him to decide now was the right time to make a comeback.
Ryan told Inside Soap: 'When they told me Eileen was leaving, it felt right to be a part of that storyline for her and revisit where it all started.'
After leaving the cobbles, Ryan spent a year appearing as Rafael Humphreys in the Australian soap Neighbours in 2018. He won Celebrity Big Brother in 2018 and Dancing on Ice in 2024.
And while he is no stranger to the soap world, the star admits he was nervous ahead of his Corrie return. He added, 'I couldn't sleep the night before I went back.
'Even though I'd been there half my life, I felt like the new kid in school. It took me half a day to get rid of the nerves.'
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Ryan admits it was 'nice to see familiar faces' as he returned to the soap. Fans last saw Jason as he left Weatherfield for Thailand.
He returns home after finding himself 'struggling for money,' explains Ryan.
And while he now spends his days as a presenter, fronting 99 to Beat with brother Adam Thomas, Ryan says he has 'no regrets' about returning to Corrie.
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