Coronation Street’s Antony Cotton admits he wants to ‘DROP DEAD on ITV set’
ANTONY COTTON has spoken out on the way he wants his character Sean Tully to leave Coronation Street, admitting that he'd rather die during filming and let bosses deal with the aftermath.
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Speaking exclusively to express.co.uk, when asked about a potential exit story for his character, Antony eagerly responded.
"I literally want to come to work one day, however old I am, drop dead at work, cart me off, fine, gone. Just drop dead on set and let them deal with it, because it won't be any worry of mine will it.
"They'll have no choice," he laughed.
The 41-year-old actor revealed that while he loves his job on the ITV soap, he's been the same throughout his entire working-life.
Antony Cotton reveals the truth about how he wants to leave the show he's been on for 14 years
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Antony is the ambassador for the Armed Forces charity SSAFA, doing the Big Brew Up campaign
Just drop dead on set and let them deal with it
"I want to work, I want to drop dead at work. I can't think of anything worse. I know it's different strokes for different folks, I'm not going down the pit and I realise it's not that, but I love my job, I've worked since I was a kid," he explained.
Antony also shared his fears about his luck running out and recognised the opportunities he's been fortunate enough to have throughout his career.
"If I have a week off work where I'm not in the schedule, I go mad. I appreciate that 90% of actors are out of work 90% of the time,” he said.
"It's one thing being over-worked and doing too many hours etc. But it's a whole other kettle of fish and a whole other set of problems if you're just never in work. I mean I can't think of anything worse."
The actor is holding his own Big Brew Up event this weekend
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With SSAFA - the Armed Forces charity that Antony is the ambassador for - busy getting its annual Big Brew Up campaign underway this month, the Corrie star shared why his role for the foundation is so important to him.
"It’s been going for a few years and it’s always an honour to be a part of it. We did a bigger photo shoot this year so it’s very nice,” he explained.
"The Big Brew Up is about people coming together, sitting round a table having a chat and having a brew. I think it's important because it's about families, not necessarily blood relatives but families which you’re a part of and I'm very lucky I have three. I've got my own, I’ve got my Coronation Street family and I've got my military family," he added.
Coronation Street next airs Friday at 7.30pm on ITV.