One of Jack P Shepherd's Coronation Street co-stars has said 'God help us' as she realised there are now two Jack's - or two David Platts. The actor is famed for playing the reformed bad boy in the ITV soap having joined when he was 12 years old more than 20 years ago.
On Thursday (October 20), Jack ditched Manchester for a special trip to Blackpool as he was officially immortalised in wax at the seaside resort's Madame Tussauds and it was the soap star who got to personally unveil the new figure. The 34-year-old came face to face with his wax version for the first time alongside his mum, Janet, and girlfriend, Hanni Treweek.
He got his first glimpse at the figure as artists made the final touches, adding those all-important freckles, skin texture, and all the tiny details that make the figures so unbelievably lifelike. And in taking residence at Madame Tussauds on Blackpool’s famous promenade, the new 'David Platt' joins some of the most iconic characters from Coronation Street, including Jack and Vera, Bet Lynch, Deirdre and Ken, and Michelle Connor.
