Corrie’s brother and sister acting duo Rebecca Ryan and Jack James Ryan make no secret of their close bond, sharing touching social media posts about themselves, Jack describing his sister as “a literal” angel and Rebecca admitting working with him is a “dream come true”.
But when Rebecca took on her role as scheming Lydia Chambers in December, no one in the cast or crew knew she was related to Jack, 25, who had joined earlier last year as drug dealer Jacob Hay.
Rebecca, 30, says: “Nobody at Coronation Street had any idea. When I joined, I’d be talking to people and say, ‘Oh, yeah, my brother works here’. And they’d go, ‘Really, who’s your brother? What? Jack!’.
