Coronation Street newcomer Qasim Akhtar has said he was excited to get a role in the ITV soap because his mum is a huge fan.
Qasim plays Kal Nazir's (Jimi Mistry) son Zeedan and had previously starred in Channel 4's Shameless.
According to Digital Spy, he said: "In February, I hadn't worked for 11 months. I was starting to feel a little bit down about things and my mum could see that. It was almost like it was meant to be, as my mum said to me, 'Do you know what I'd love? If you got a part in Coronation Street'.
"At the time I didn't think anything of it, and then literally three weeks after she said that she'd seen a casting for Coronation Street for a young Asian lad."
Qasim went on: "At first I wasn't sure, but I knew it would make my mum so happy because she's literally been a fan of the show for over 20 years. Then as soon as I'd been to the first audition and spoken to the casting director and the character, I knew how much I wanted the role."
He said of finding out he'd got the part: "I was at a mate's house around the corner from mine when I got the call, but I ran home instantly. I told my mum and she literally broke down in tears and started crying her eyes out. I got on the phone to everybody - I was ringing all my mates and telling everyone."
Qasim added that he would watch his first episode: "One hundred million per cent! I can't wait and I'm so excited. I think anyone who says that they hate watching themselves is lying.
"I'll be sitting with my mum, my brother and my little sister. Everyone will probably come round and we'll just sit down and watch it."
https://uk.news.yahoo.com/corrie-newcomer-made-mums-day-110204671.html
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