soap swap Hollyoaks’ evil paedo joins rival ITV soap in major new storyline as he shares first photo from set

A HOLLYOAKS villain has joined Coronation Street for a major new storyline.

Actor Nathan Sussex played evil paedo Buster Smith in Hollyoaks from 2018 to 2021.

Now, Nathan will be joining Corrie as a relative of Tim Metcalfe for a “massive storyline” involving Tim and his wife Sally.

Nathan was quick to share his delight at joining the ITV soap, as he shared a snap outside the Rovers Return on Instagram.

He captioned it: “I couldn’t walk down the cobbles and not get a piccy outside the rovers. There’s a new boy in weatherfield very soon.”

The news comes after Executive Producer Kate Brooks teased the major new storyline for Tim and Sally.

She told Radio Times: “It’s a story that tests them as people, tests them as a couple, but tests them as foster parents as well.

“It’s a bit of a curveball and it comes from slightly left field, but absolutely upends their lives. It’s how they navigate that situation going forward.

“Sally and Tim are so beloved and I just adore them. It’s seeing them in a slightly different position than what we’ve seen them in before.”

Meanwhile Metro was quick to reassure Corrie fans that the storyline didn’t involve either Tim or Sally having an affair.

A source told the publication: “Nathan’s casting is a coup for Coronation Street and an actor of his calibre won’t just be coming in for a C-story, put it that way.

“Working alongside Corrie legends Sally and Joe means it will be unmissable stuff, and it forms part of one of the show’s big summer storylines, also moving into autumn.

“He’s already started filming and it won’t be long between first meeting him and seeing the crux of the story unfold.

“That story will also dovetail further down the line with a Christina story. Christina and George are a really great, strong couple in the show. It’s those friendships alive. There’s a connection there as well…”