Former Emmerdale actor Michael Parr has revealed his surprise second career before he found fame on the popular soap. During an interview with Lorraine Kelly in 2018, Mike, 35, said that he used to be a teaching assistant before he made his debut as bad boy character Ross Barton.
Prior to the shocking acid attack storyline that led to him leaving the show, Mike used to teach children in a rewarding career that helped him "as an actor and a person." Mike made it clear that being a teaching assistant was not the same as being a fully fledged teacher, as Lorraine mistakenly titled him as such during their conversation.
He revealed: “I was a teaching assistant.There's quite a difference. "But yeah that was something... when I graduated from drama school the economic crash had happened, and arts got taken away immediately, so there was just no work out there. "Rather than me doing an office job I wanted to do something that was more hands on, and meant something to somebody and that's what I did." He added: “It's helped me as an actor and it's helped me as a person. "I was working with kids who had nothing, who had language issues, disabilities and it was very eye opening." Mike had hoped to make a return to musical theatre in the future, but said he doesn't know he has "what it takes to be in the West End." He said: “Absolutely, as I started in musicals I wouldn’t mind going back.
I’d like to, yeah.” Mike played Ross Barton in the Yorkshire soap from 2013 to 2018, starring in 736 episodes. In October 2015, he won two awards at the Inside Soap Awards - one for Best Actor and Best Bad Boy.The latter is no surprise as he was part of some dramatic storylines during his time on Emmerdale, including an affair with his brother's.
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