Coronation Street casts Britain's Got Talent star as Carla's nephew

Bobby will arrive on the cobbles this festive season and his entrance certainly takes Carla by surprise when he shows up looking for a place to stay having fallen out with his mum.

The character has been described as a "livewire" and "chip off the old block" who certainly can talk the talk and fancies himself as a womaniser.

Bobby soon makes life even more complicated for Carla and plans to stick around in Weatherfield.

Speaking about joining the cast of the longest-running British soap opera, Carroll said: “I’m delighted and honoured to be playing a part in the history of the cultural institution that is Coronation Street.

"I hope Bobby brings viewers a lot of laughs in the vein of some of the street’s classic comedy characters."

Actor Jack Carroll's success with his stand-up comedy routine on Britain's Got Talent led to him performing on Saturday Night at the London Palladium, Jason Manford’s Funny Old Week and Live At the Apollo.

In terms of his acting experience, Carroll has appeared in Ministry of Curious Stuff on CBBC, the sitcom Trollied, BBC daytime medical drama Doctors, and in 2019 he played the role of Pete in the film Eaten By Lion.

Meanwhile, the character of Bobby's villainous father Rob was last seen for a short stint in 2017 when the character escaped from prison but he was later captured.

There are certainly set to be a few changes for Bobby's aunt Carla in the coming weeks and months, with her soulmate and husband Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoigne) set to leave the cobbles following his role in the death of serial killer Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce).

Read more:

• Coronation Street cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the soap?
• Coronation Street's Alison King opens up on Chris Gascoyne exit
• Coronation Street casts 90s sitcom star as Ed and Ronnie Bailey's dad
• Coronation Street’s Stephen haunts victims as Tim suffers flashbacks and Michael’s sacked
• Corrie’s Channique Sterling-Brown: “Dee-Dee is unapologetically Black”
• Coronation Street almost stuck the Stephen Reid landing
  

Coronation Street airs weeknights on ITV. Check out more of our Soaps coverage or visit our TV Guide and Streaming Guide to find out what's on.

Try Radio Times magazine today and get 10 issues for only £10, PLUS a £10 John Lewis and Partners voucher delivered to your home – subscribe now. For more from the biggest stars in TV, listen to The Radio Times Podcast.