It comes after the Waterloo Road star’s older brother Ryan reprised his Coronation Street after nine years
Adam Thomas has made a fresh admission about a potential return to Emmerdale, which comes after his older brother Ryan reprised his Coronation Street after nine years.
Ryan recently returned to the cobbles after almost 10 years since he last played Jason Girmshaw at the request co-star and on-screen mum Sue Cleaver.
The 40-year-old star is set to reprise his role in Weatherfield as part of his on-screen mother Eileen Grimshaw’s exit storyline and admits that it was impossible to turn down Sue’s approach.
Ryan told Inside Soap magazine: “I’m super-excited to go back. It was Sue that made the phone call to me and said: ‘Would you come back for my exit storyline?’ And I was like, ‘When my mother says you have to go back, you have to go back!'”
The star admits that he was “lucky” to return to ‘Corrie’ as he credits the soap for his TV success. Ryan said of his time on the cobbles: “It’s the reason I am where I am today. I’m very, very blessed and lucky to be given the opportunity again to go back.”
Meanwhile, soaps fan will know that Adam played the role of Adam Barton in Emmerdale between 2009 and 2018 and admits that he would be tempted to return to the soap if the opportunity arises.
The 36-year-old said to the same publication: “I love ‘Emmerdale’, it was a huge part of my life. I feel like I grew up on that show, so I’d love to go back one day. If they came calling, it would definitely be something that I’d have to think about.”
Meanwhile, the pair are currently the hosts of new ITV Saturday night game show 99 To Beat – which sees 100 people tackling bizarre challenges in pursuit of a cash prize – and Ryan admits that their sibling bond meant they didn’t need to forge on-screen chemistry.
He said: “A lot of people who do these jobs have to find the dynamic and the chemistry – we’ve skipped that bit because we’ve come from the same womb! We’ve grown up together, so we know each other.”
Adam also described the programme as “the dream job” for the duo. The Waterloo Road star said: “We never saw this one coming. But ITV got in touch, invited us down to the studio and pitched the idea to us.
“It’s honestly the dream job for us because this game just represents what me and Ryan are about. We don’t take ourselves too seriously and we love having a laugh. When we first heard it, we were like: ‘This show was made for us’.”
