Chesney Brown has grown up in front of Coronation Street fans' eyes.
And the same goes for the actor who plays him.
Sam Aston was just 10-yearw-old when he was cast in the ITV soap as the son of son of Cilla Battersby-Brown and the half-brother of Fiz Stape.
And in case you were wondering, he was named after 90s popstar, Chesney Hawkes.
Over the years Sam's character has been involved in a whole host of storylines - from being held hostage to becoming a dad of quads!
But this week, viewers have seen Chesney having to make a hard decision as the family's money struggles result in his son Joseph's grandma, Linda, wanting to take him with her back to Portugal to live.
While Sam may have joined Corrie in 2003, it wasn't his first acting role.
The actor, now 28, made his television debut at the age of five, as an extra in Eddie Mountain after joining the Carol Godby Theatre Workshop in Bury.
He also appeared in Where the Heart Is and The Bill before joining the ITV soap.
And just a year into his time on the cobbles, Sam picked up Best Newcomer at the National Television Awards.
But Sam wasn't the first person in his family to star in the soap.
The Corrie star comes from a big family, with three older brothers and five older sisters.
One of Sam's sisters, Emily, appeared in Corrie as Becky Palmer from 1996 to 1997, while his brother Joseph was the second actor to play Tommy Duckworth back in 2000.
His other brother Thomas is also an actor and has appeared in episodes of Casualty and The Bill.
Away from his work life, Sam is married to yoga teacher, Briony.
The pair said "I do" in a stunning Cheshire ceremony in May 2019.
The romantic nuptials were held on Stock Farm just on the edge of Tatton Park and Sam said he was "the luckiest man alive."
Sam took to one knee and proposed in summer 2017 in front of over 250 people at the annual charity golf dinner that he hosts with co-stars Alan and Andy Whyment at the Worsley Park Marriott Hotel in Salford.
The couple have known each other since they were young and started chatting on MSN as smitten teenagers.
"Briony and I met when I was about 15 or 16," Sam previously told the Mirror.
"We got together, but we were very young."
Sam ended up ending the relationship but the pair found a way back to each other years later.
He added to the publication: "Three or four years later we were both helping out at the same drama workshop. Carol Godby's acting school, which is where I started as a youngster.
"I was teaching and Briony was in the room next door. I think she might have given me a funny look when I first walked in, but we soon got past that and straight away we got talking.
"We went for a meal that night at a country pub and that was it. We've been together ever since."
And Sam and Briony are about to become parents for a second time.
The actor is a proud dad to Sonny James, who he shares with his wife Briony.
The now two-year-old arrived six weeks early on August 11, 2020, just over a year after the couple married.
And it's fair to say he looks just like his dad.
Then in October, Sam took to Instagram to reveal his wife was pregnant again, sharing an adorable snap of Sonny standing alongside some pumpkins with a sign.
The message read: "We're adding another pumpkin to our patch. Due Spring 2022."
While his personal life gets a bit busier, Sam recently addressed his Coronation Street future.
He was asked by Janet Street-Porter during an appearance on Loose Women earlier this month as she said: "I've got to ask Sam about playing the same role for 19 years..."
He replied: "It has flown, to be honest, I can't believe it but I am very lucky and I thoroughly enjoy it at Corrie."
Janet then went on to ask: "Is there any chance you could suddenly branch out and be somebody else or is that character and you so closely intertwined now?"
Sam replied: "I’ve played him for so long, but I’ve been lucky because I’ve had so many storylines over the years that they always test you and it’s a new thing to get your teeth into.
"So, I’ve not really entertained the idea right now. I don’t know, maybe not."
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