
Simon Gregson revered Corrie's Roache, Briggs

Simon Gregson has described the effect high-profile actors on Coronation Street had on him when he joined the show. Gregson, who has played Steve McDonald since 1989, said that he was "in awe" of William Roache (Ken Barlow) and Johnny Briggs (Mike Baldwin). "I was in awe of people like William Roache and Johnny Briggs when I started.You knew you were joining something big with those types of actors," he told Inside Soap. The 36-year-old highlighted the now-retired (more)...
- 6/25/2011
- by By Paul Millar
- Digital Spy
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