Waterloo Road child star, 14, has famous parents… but can you see the family resemblance?
Waterloo Road returned the TV screens following an eight year break on Tuesday, with many famous faces returning to the BBC One drama.
But one child star is part of a famous family, Scarlett Thomas, 14, who plays Izzie Charles on the show, shares showbiz connections.
The budding actress is not only the daughter of actor Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas and Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien, 39, having found fame on the soap alongside Scarlett’s dad, 38.
Tina famously played Sarah Platt and Ryan played Jason Grimshaw.
Scarlett is also the niece of Ryan’s brother Adam, who plays her onscreen dad Donte.
On screen: Waterloo Road returned the TV screens following an eight year break on Tuesday, with many famous faces returning to the BBC One drama, including Scarlet Thomas (pictured)
Adam returned to his role of Donte in the school based series alongside on-screen wife Chloe, played by Katie Griffiths, after a 15-year break.
The show is a full family affair with Adam’s son Teddy, 7, whom he shares with wife Caroline Thomas, also starring as his on screen son.
Cast: Scarlett Thomas, 14, (centre) who plays Izzie Charles on the show is the daughter of ex Corrie stars Ryan Thomas and Tina O’Brien, who played Jason Grimshaw and Sarah Platt
Parents: Tina and Ryan found love on the soap – pictured in a Coronation Street still in 2006 and dated from 2003 for six years – he is now in a relationship with former TOWIE star Lucy Mecklenburgh
It comes after Adam revealed what it was really like working with his son Teddy and niece Scarlett on the Waterloo Road reboot.
The actor, 34, has told how he was wondering what he’d ‘got himself into’ after the young pair argued on the first day on set – before things calmed down.
Speaking on Wednesday’s Lorraine Adam said: ‘I know the children very well, I’ve got my son Teddy and my niece on the show with me as my children.
Family: Ryan pictured with Scarlett, his partner Lucy Mecklenburgh – and their two children
New life: Tina is now married to husband Adam Crofts, 37 – pictured with Scarlett, 14, and Tina and Adam’s son Beau, eight
‘The first day on set they were arguing, Teddy was crying and I was thinking “what have I got myself into”.
‘But they have been amazing and I hate to say it but they are better than me!’
On his return to the show in general he added: ‘I did the first ever series, I was there for four series, and it was the best time of my life so to get asked to go back 13/14 years later was amazing.’
‘To go back so many years later and see our characters (Dante and Chloe) as a big happy family was nice.’
Honest: Ryan’s brother Adam also stars in Waterloo Road and recently revealed what it was really like working with his son Teddy and niece Scarlett on the reboot
The Waterloo Road reboot cast have begun filming in Greater Manchester in time for an expected release later this year, almost seven years after it was axed by the BBC.
Fellow actors playing the pupil characters have been announced as Adam Abbou as Danny Lewis, Priyasasha Kumari playing Samia Choudhry, with Noah Valentine joining as Preston Walters.
Adam Ali has been cast as Kai Sharif while Alicia Forde joins as Kelly-Jo Rafferty, Francesco Piacentini-Smith cast as Dean Weever, Liam Scholes as Noel McManus and Lucy Eleanor Begg as Caz Williams.
Busy: Speaking on Wednesday’s Lorraine Adam said: ‘I know the children very well, I’ve got my son Teddy and my niece on the show with me as my children’
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