Corrie actor announces recasting of Platt family member after long absence

Coronation Street'ss David Platt actor Jack P Shepherd has revealed his beloved pooch is set to return to soap after being recast as a new dog.

David the dog is set to return to screens in the coming weeks after an absence from our screens after making his debut in 2017.

Announcing the news on Coronation Street's TikTok account, Jack confirmed that the new David will be played a a pooch whose real name is also David.

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Cradling him and showing him off to followers, Jack confirmed the new dog was replacing the old actor in the role.

He said: "So this is David, the new David the dog. He is actually called David, or Dave. He’s the brand new one and he’s done his first day, two scenes, he’s very tired.

"He’s going to go home for some treats now. But he’s very good, very well behaved."

As he held on to the pooch, Jack was loving his new co-star and said: "Look at him, look at him!"

The former dog playing David hasn't been seen on screen for a while, but it's expected the character will be back within weeks.

David the dog was introduces as the dog of a character called Mrs Moss, who was a client at Audrey’s salon.

Mrs Moss loved human David, so much so she named her little dog after him – before leaving him to David in her will when she died.

Mrs Moss passed away in 2017, and the pup has been with the Platt's ever since.

But as Jack introduced Corrie fans to the new David, some were concerned. One fan asked: "Wait, a new David the dog actor? What happened to the old one?" A second echoed: "What happened to the other one??" While a third added: "Where is old David the dog?"

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In response to the question, a fan said: "The dog sadly passed away in real life." While this wasn't confirmed by Jack himself, fans were quick to respond.

One fan replied: "Thank you… I thought so and that really sad… life is poop sometimes!!" A second added: "Awww sorry for their loss."

David the dog isn't the only recast in the Platt family over the past few years, as the original actor playing David's son Max Turner was also replaced in 2021.

Max first appeared as the son of Kylie Turner, who later became Kylie Platt, in 2010.

The youngster was played by actor Harry McDermott, who went on to portray the character for a decade until 2020.

Coronation Street airs on ITV.

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