CORONATION Street fans were left absolutely gobsmacked after Chesney Brown’s real age was revealed.
On last night’s edition of the long-running ITV soap, it was revealed that the character was turning 30-years-old.
Chesney (Sam Aston) was in the Rovers Return with his mother-in-law Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove).
His wife Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell) was trying to earn some money working behind the bar in the pub.
As Chesney looked downcast, Gemma remembered that the special occasion was coming up.
She asked him: “So do you wanna go out for your birthday tomorrow?”
But Chesney has a lot on his mind, as he’s facing eviction from his lifelong home on Coronation Street.
His family received notice that they would be booted from their beloved house after making a complaint about the landlord to the council.
With the weight of his family resting on his shoulders, Chesney made it clear that he was in no mood to celebrate.
He replied: “Can’t afford it, can we?”, despite the fact that Bernie was still keen for celebrations to take place.
“But 30 is a big one!”, she remarked.
Chesney was still having none of it as he drank his pint in commiseration.
He gave a despondent response to her encouragements, saying: “Yeah, I don’t really feel like celebrating it to be honest.”
Adding: “Too worried about the house.”
The trio were put in a worse mood as Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) came barging into the pub and declared that Kit was over at the house with an estate agent.
But instead of focussing on the action, viewers were more distracted by the fact that Chesney was turning 30.
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Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
They thought it only seemed like it was yesterday when the actor joined the soap as a child in 2003.
Taking to X – formerly known as Twitter – one viewer asked: “How is Chesney only 30?”
A second fan stated: “Chesney is only 30”
Whilst a third also reacted: “Oddly shocked that Chesney is currently in his 20s.”
And a fourth soap enthusiast added: “Can’t believe I’m the same age as Chesney.”
Throughout his years on the show, Sam, 31, has played the role of Chesney through some heartbreaking storylines.
Early ones featured the star having to overcome grief after losing his beloved pet dog Schmeichel.
Another dramatic storyline included his rocky relationship with Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote).
She gave birth to his first son Joseph when she was the tender age of 17.
And in 2017, he was stabbed with a glass bottle at the Bistro during an incident.
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