Former EastEnders star Aidan O’Callaghan has revealed he’s joining the Coronation Street cast – and hinted at a dramatic storyline centred around the iconic Rovers Return pub.
The Irish actor, 36, who had a stint on EastEnders in 2022, appears to be swapping Albert Square for Weatherfield.
Aidan took to Instagram on Thursday to share a slew of snaps of himself outside the famous pub, teasing his upcoming debut on the ITV soap.
He simply captioned the post: ‘Who dis?’ and fans flocked to the comments to share their excitement.
One thrilled fan wrote: ‘OMG congratulations mate.’; ‘Can’t keep that man away from a good bar! Excited to watch..’Â
Meanwhile, a third chimed in: ‘About time you’re back on our Screens.’
Former EastEnders star Aidan O’Callaghan has revealed he’s joining the Coronation Street cast – and hinted at a dramatic storyline centred around the iconic Rovers Return pub
The Irish actor, 36, who had a stint on EastEnders in 2022 (pictured), appears to be swapping Albert Square for Weatherfield
Aidan is reportedly joining the Coronation Street cast as part of a new storyline involving the recently introduced Driscoll family.
Bohemian Rhapsody actor Aaron McCusker is set to play Ben, the new landlord of the Rovers, who is married to returning character Eva Price, played by Catherine Tyldesley.
The couple will be joined by Father Ted star Pauline McLynn, who plays Ben’s outspoken mother, Maggie.
It’s understood that Aidan will take on the role of a newcomer named Alan.
A Coronation Street source told The Mirror: ‘He is in one episode in flashback scenes, where we find out some of the family history from way back when Ben and his brother were children.’Â
They added: ‘He’s just a guest artist, but it’s a really unique episode.’Â
Daily Mail has contacted ITV and Aidan’s representative for comment.Â
During his time on EastEnders, Aidan portrayed the twisted character Lewis Butler.
Aidan took to Instagram on Thursday to share a slew of snaps of himself outside the famous pub, teasing his upcoming debut on the ITV soap
Aidan is reportedly joining the Coronation Street cast as part of a new storyline centred around the recently introduced Driscoll family. It’s understood that he will play a newcomer named Alan
During his time on EastEnders, Aidan portrayed the twisted character Lewis Butler (pictured with Max Bowden on the soap)
The actor made history as the first Irish performer to appear in both Emmerdale and EastEnders, and has also featured in Wolfe, The Rook (pictured), and the award-winning short A Simple Killing
Introduced as the new bar manager of The Prince Albert, Lewis struck up a friendship with Callum Highway and Ben Mitchell, but the friendship soon took a dark turn.
After Ben rejected Lewis’ advances following a night of drinking, Lewis became angry and assaulted him in distressing scenes.
Once the truth emerged, Kathy Beale sacked Lewis and ordered him to leave Walford.
When he later returned, Ben and the Mitchell family kidnapped him at gunpoint, forcing a confession before turning him over to the police.
Aidan went on to appear in The Witcher: Blood Origin, the Netflix prequel to The Witcher series, which racked up more than 663 million viewing hours in its first season.
He played Kareg, a member of the Dog Clan sworn to protect the royal family of Xin’Trea, alongside Lenny Henry, Michelle Yeoh, Mirren Mack and Laurence O’Fuarain.
The actor made history as the first Irish performer to appear in both Emmerdale and EastEnders, and has also featured in Wolfe, The Rook, and the award-winning short A Simple Killing.
