Jack P. Shepherd only watches his scenes in ‘Coronation Street’ – and then skips through the rest of the episode.
The 28-year-old actor – who has portrayed bad boy David Platt in the long-running soap since 2000 – has admitted he thoroughly enjoys seeing himself on screen but doesn’t have the patience to watch a full episode.
Speaking to Inside Soap magazine, he said: "I always watch my own scenes and fast-forward through everything else. I just watch me. I really enjoy watching my scenes back. I’m confident but not arrogant with it."
Meanwhile, the handsome star may have spent over a decade-and-a-half on the soap but he has admitted he’s never been drawn to the idea of spreading his wings.
He said recently: "I’ve never had itchy feet. I’ve been lucky enough to get the plots, I suppose. The Platts are a prominent family on the Street and have always been at the front of the big stories. I feel very lucky to be a Platt! But if the work did dry up and we weren’t getting great stories, then I probably would want to spread my wings."
However, David finds himself getting a bit frustrated when he’s ordered to play bad David for too long.
He added: "I like the fact there’s a good David and a bad David. I enjoy playing evil David, but I don’t like to be evil for too long because you get stuck. If you’re always going to be bad, you have to leave – a villain can’t really be put into other stories.
"I love to have the comedy, the emotion and everything that goes with it. Then you get the bigger picture."
Jack P. Shepherd only watches himself on Coronation Street
