{"id":535973,"date":"2025-10-29T18:34:15","date_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:34:15","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535973\/"},"modified":"2025-10-29T18:34:15","modified_gmt":"2025-10-29T18:34:15","slug":"coronation-street-viewers-discover-real-life-family-connection-between-new-co-stars","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/535973\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street viewers discover real-life family connection between new co-stars"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"1\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street\" data-node-id=\"1.0.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street<\/a> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69166944\/coronation-street-eva-return-change-needed\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69166944\/coronation-street-eva-return-change-needed\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"re-introduced Eva Price this week\" data-node-id=\"1.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">re-introduced Eva Price this week<\/a> \u2014 and she didn&#8217;t turn up on the Cobbles alone. Viewers got to meet her family too, including her partner Ben, Ben&#8217;s son Ollie and mum Maggie, and Eva&#8217;s daughter Susie. But did you know one of them has a real-life connection to one of their co-stars? Susie is played by actor Aurora Bradshaw, and if that surname sounds familiar, it&#8217;s because her brother Bobby plays another character on the ITV soap, and he&#8217;s been there for years.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"4\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Bobby has been playing Jake Windass since 2018, when he was just six years old.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"6\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Bobby&#8217;s Instagram has been posting about his sister joining Corrie since her casting was first announced and <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQUsZLlDLJd\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DQUsZLlDLJd\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"shared photos of the family&#039;s watch party\" data-node-id=\"6.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">shared photos of the family&#8217;s watch party<\/a> when Aurora&#8217;s first scenes aired on TV.<\/p>\n<p>What to Read Next<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"10\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Wait no way your little sister is in Corrie too!&#8221; commented one fan. &#8220;Congratulations to your sister.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"will driscoll, maggie driscoll, ben driscoll, eva price, susie price, ollie driscoll, coronation street\" title=\"will driscoll, maggie driscoll, Ben Driscoll, Eva Price, Susie Price, Ollie Driscoll, Coronation Street \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4252\" height=\"2831\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/1761762854_385_00-embargo-coro-rovers-family-01-jpg-68ecde6b36882.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"13.0\">Related:<\/strong> <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tv\/a46265799\/best-film-tv-tours-2024\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best film and TV tours for 2025\" data-node-id=\"13.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"13.2.0\">Best film and TV tours for 2025<\/strong><\/a> <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"15\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Oh cool! Another super talented set of siblings on the Cobbles! Welcome Aurora! She did great,&#8221; a second fan wrote, while a third said: &#8220;Oh she&#8217;s gonna be a star.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"17\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Multiple Corrie stars also commented on the post, including Betsy Swain actor Sydney Martin, who called Aurora a &#8220;superstar&#8221;.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"19\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;Your [sic] going to smash it beautiful girl,&#8221; Lauren Bolton actor Cait Fitton, while Maria Connor actor Samia Longchambon commented: &#8220;Love this! Both of you on the [TV}.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Earlier this year, the siblings&#8217; mum Charly celebrated Bobby&#8217;s soap anniversary on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNSmU4wtxQW\/?img_index=1\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.instagram.com\/p\/DNSmU4wtxQW\/?img_index=1\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"her own Instagram\" data-node-id=\"22.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">her own Instagram<\/a>. &#8220;7 years of Jake Windass,&#8221; she wrote. &#8220;What an amazing achievement from the age of just 6 years old and you have absolutely smashed it.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"24\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;We are so proud of you B, every single day! Your [sic] a super star.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"jake windass, hope dobbs, cassie plummer, coronation street\" title=\"EMBARGOED UNTIL 21\/10\/2025 00:01 Jake Windass, Hope Dobbs, Cassie Plummer, Coronation Street \" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"2566\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/jake-windass-hope-dobbs-cassie-plummer-coronation-street-68ecd29687669.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"27\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"27.0\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69191278\/coronation-street-spoilers-carl-webster-twisted-plot\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69191278\/coronation-street-spoilers-carl-webster-twisted-plot\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Carl to stoop lower than ever in twisted plot\" data-node-id=\"27.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Carl to stoop lower than ever in twisted plot<\/a><\/strong> <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"29\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Ben&#8217;s other son Will will arrive next week, a few days after the rest of his family, but <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69178114\/coronation-street-spoilers-eva-family-heartbreak\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a69178114\/coronation-street-spoilers-eva-family-heartbreak\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"there will be a drama with him right from the off\" data-node-id=\"29.1\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" rel=\"noopener\">there will be a drama with him right from the off<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Not only does he do a disappearing act, but he also skives off school with Liam Connor. Is he going to be the soap&#8217;s newest teenage tearaway?<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"33\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"33.0\">Coronation Street<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"33.1\"> airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"33.2\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"33.2.0\">ITVX<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"33.3\">.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"35.0\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"35.0.0\">Read more <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"35.0.1\">Coronation Street<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"35.0.2\"> spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/strong><\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"38\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><strong data-node-id=\"38.0\">The new edition of <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"38.1\">Living Legends<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"38.2\"> is here! <\/strong><a href=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgwitchesariana\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.hearstmagazines.co.uk\/special-editions-subscriptions-lvgwitchesariana\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Buy Ariana &amp; Witches in newsagents or online\" data-node-id=\"38.3\" class=\"body-link css-1lh7k7j emevuu60\" target=\"_blank\" rel=\"noopener\"><strong data-node-id=\"38.3.0\">Buy <\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"38.3.1\">Ariana &amp; Witches<\/strong><strong data-node-id=\"38.3.2\"> in newsagents or online<\/strong><\/a><strong data-node-id=\"38.4\">, priced at just \u00a38.99.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p><script async src=\"\/\/www.instagram.com\/embed.js\"><\/script><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street re-introduced Eva Price this week \u2014 and she didn&#8217;t turn up on the Cobbles alone. 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