‘My mum is the reason I went back to play narcissistic Harvey’, says Corrie star Will Mellor
ok.co.ukWill Mellor’s villainous Coronation Street character Harvey Gaskell will make a dramatic return to the hit ITV soap next year.
Speaking exclusively to OK! about his decision to revive the murdering drug lord, Manchester-born Will revealed it was his mum that made him "100%" sure he wanted to return to the cobbles..
Viewers last saw Harvey escape from prison in 2021 and go on to shoot and kill Natasha Blakeman in a case of mistaken identity, thinking she was Leanne Battersby. “I love playing Harvey, even though he’s obviously a nasty person,” said the 47-year-old actor, who took part in last year's series of Strictly Come Dancing. “He’s a narcissistic gangster and I don’t get to play those characters a lot.
People loved him, and the producers said, ‘We’ve got storylines for him, do you want to come back?’ I was like, ‘100%!’ Plus it’s my mum’s favourite show and pleasing your mum is always a good reason to do something.” Will’s first stint as the Cobbles' bad boy saw him nominated for Best Villain at the 2021 Inside Soap Awards, but he was beaten by Emmerdale’s serial killer Meena Jutla (Paige Sandhu).
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