I hit a low point as I returned to ‘normal job’ fitting car aerials after Hollyoaks exit, reveals Coronation Street star
A SOAP star has revealed they hit ‘a low point’ after quitting Hollyoaks before joining Coronation Street.
Jacob Roberts first burst onto screens playing the loveable but troubled Damon Kinsella in Hollyoaks.
He starred on the ailing Channel 4 soap from 2017 until deciding to quit in 2017.
Jacob left soap fans thrilled as he joined Coronation Street earlier this year.
But the 34-year-old has now revealed the stark reality of what life was like in between his acting jobs.
He was forced to return to his day job, which he admits was a “low moment” for him.
Speaking to the Mirror, the star explained: “It was a low moment. Eight months previously I was on TV and now I was in the freezing cold rain on top of a roof, fiddling with a TV aerial.
“It was winter and I was outside up a ladder in the cold, instead of inside in the warm doing lines – it was a total reality check and hard to take. I was dreading anyone recognising me and saying ‘Weren’t you on Hollyoaks?’
Jacob plays police officer Kit, who was first introduced to ITV viewers as part of Lauren Bolton’s disappearance storyline.
The soap hunk landed the role after successfully submitting a self-tape to bosses.
Fans learned how he is the long-lost son of Bernie Winter, though the pair do not get along on screen.
Jacob added that his mum – who is a die-hard Corrie fan – was left thrilled after he landed the gig.
He said: “I bought a bottle of Champagne and took it round to drink with my mum. She’s a proper Corrie fan so she’s buzzing.”
Meanwhile, The Sun recently revealed how Jacob had split from his girlfriend of five years – deleting all traces of all her from his social meida.
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.