It was a proud day for Waterloo Road actor Adam Thomas as he returned to his former secondary school. Former Emmerdale star Adam, 34, visited The Kingsway School in Cheadle to show young aspiring performers how to harness their acting skills.
Adam, who shot to fame in his breakthrough role as bad boy pupil Donte Charles in the Rochdale-based BBC One school drama in 2006, brightened up their morning with an inspiring talk about how he got from school plays to auditions, his top tips for conquering nerves and advice on how to break into the industry, and he got to see the pupils in action for their production of Bugzy Malone.
Earlier this month Adam, who went on to play Adam Barton in ITV soap Emmerdale from 2009 to 2018, made a big comeback to another important school in his life. He reprised his role as Donte for a reboot of Waterloo Road as the drama returned to Greater Manchester after eight years away.
