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ITV Coronation Street's Jude Riordan issues tribute to co-star brother

Coronation Street's Jude Riordan has issued a tribute to his co-star brother.

The talented 11-year-old is renowned for his role as Sam Blakeman on the Cobbles. The St Helens star joined the cast of the ITV show in 2020 and has gone on to establish himself as a fan favourites.

Jude's mum runs his Instagram account and regularly updates his 83,300 followers with his life away from the screen. They have taken to social media platform today to issue a special message to Jude's older brother, Zach, on his 16th birthday.

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They posted a snap of the two together alongside the caption: "My big brother is 16 today. Love you Zachy Chan."

Jude and Zach Riordan shared the screen together in Corrie last year (Instagram/@justjude7)

Jude was thrilled as the two had the opportunity to share the screen together on Corrie last year. Zach played Oscar in the show, who took on Sam in a chess tournament at the bistro last year.

In a post on Instagram, Jude shared a series of photos of him filming the intense chess scenes with his brother and both of their names on the dressing room door. He wrote: "When it was bring your brother to work day. BEST DAY."

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