Rob Mallard had to Google himself in a shop to prove his age.
The ‘Coronation Street’ actor – who portrays Daniel Osbourne on the ITV soap – had an "awkward" encounter when he headed to a store on Wednesday (09.01.19), and when he was refused service he had to look himself up on the internet to show staff he was as old as he claimed.
The 26-year-old star wrote on Twitter: "I just had to prove how old I am, in a shop, by googling myself. Peak awkward (sic)"
But the actor isn’t the only cobbles star who has had an eventful week at a shop.
‘Corrie’ legend Sue Nicholls – who plays hair salon owner Audrey Roberts on the soap – was at a store earlier this week when she became an unlikely hero by rescuing a mystery man’s shopping trip.
The guy, known as Taz on social media, realised he hadn’t brought along £1 to release a trolley when he turned up at the shop, only to ask the 75-year-old actress for assistance, and she produced a precious pound for him to pop into his trolley.
He wrote on Twitter: "The only time that I don’t have a £1 coin to use for the trolleys at Sainsbury’s and all people to ask is, flaming Audrey Roberts from Coronation Street (sic)"
But Daniel and Audrey may have another shop to get to grips with in Weatherfield this year, which could be good news for him but not for her.
‘Corrie’ producer Iain MacLeod revealed last month that there will be a new barber shop on the cobbles, which could see Audrey lose one of her only male customers in Ken Barlow (Bill Roache).
He said: "One of the key things that has changed in Manchester is vape shops and barbers and it felt like having a hipster barbers totally plays into David and Nick’s idea of themselves as upwardly mobile young gentlemen.
"It’s also a place for our young cast to go in and drink beer but characters like Ken and Roy would also go in, thinking it was an Edwardian throwback.
"I want somewhere where you have Roy and Adam in adjacent chairs, shooting the breeze."
However, having a new barber shop on his doorstep could be great news for floppy-haired Daniel.
Rob Mallard suffers ‘awkward’ shop moment
