Hollywood and Manchester meet yet again - this time in the form of a local CEO and a big screen actor starring in blockbuster reboot Top Gun: Maverick. American actor Glen Powell appears in the film as Lt. Jake 'Hangman' Seresin, having previous starred in comedy-horror series Scream Queens, and the films Hidden Figures and Set It Up.
Shooting for Top Gun: Maverick began in 2018, and Glen, 33, had just seven weeks to get into incredible shape for a sequence in which he is seen with his shirt off playing American football - in homage to the iconic volleyball scene in the original Tom Cruise blockbuster.
So Glen teamed up with Ultimate Performance, who train Greater Manchester soap stars including Gemma Atkinson, Cath Tyldesley, Shayne Ward, Brooke Vincent, and Katie McGlynn. Despite being retired from personal training, the firm's CEO, Nick Mitchell, returned to a hands on role for the film star.
