Bob Cryer has joined ‘Coronation Street’.
The former ‘Hollyoaks’ actor will star in the ITV soap as the manager of Weatherfield County FC who will help pro footballer James Bailey – played by Nathan Graham – through his struggles of coming out as gay.
According to The Sun Online, Bob will appear in two episodes later in 2020.
Bob’s ‘Hollyoaks’ alter-ego Glenn Donovan was killed off in October 2018 and the actor later admitted he was "really sad" to be leaving the Channel 4 soap.
Glenn was bumped off when Grace Black (Tamara Wall), Simone Loveday (Jacqueline Boatswain), Maxine Minniver (Nikki Sanderson), and Courtney Campbell (Amy Conachan) took inspiration from Agatha Christie’s ‘Murder on The Orient Express’ and poured poison into his drink, meaning they were all equally responsible for his death.
The act triggered Glenn to have a fatal heart attack.
Following his exit, Bob admitted he was looking forward to watching the "thrilling aftermath" of the plot play out from the comfort of his own sofa.
He said: "I’ve had the most fantastic year on the show. The people who make the show do it with such love and passion that I’ll be really sad to say goodbye.
"I can’t wait to sit back and watch my brilliant friends play out what is going to be a thrilling aftermath to his exit."
While Bob was sad to depart ‘Hollyoaks’, he knew Glenn’s reign of terror – which included killing his eldest son Adam Donovan (Jimmy Essex) – would come to a grizzly end eventually.
He said: "Glenn couldn’t get away with it forever, could he? He closed the door on everyone who mattered, so ultimately there was no way out for him."
Bob Cryer joins Coronation Street
