Coronation Street star Liam McCheyne once shared his Dylan Wilson role with another actor – his twin brother Connor McCheyne, and they’re identical!
Actor Liam, 17, – who plays troubled teen Dylan Wilson in the soap – first arrived on the cobbles in 2011. At the time, the part was shared with Connor due to their young age.
This is commonplace in TV due to laws surrounding the amount of time children can spent on set.
When the character was brought back to Weatherfield in 2022, Liam reprised the role although Connor now focusses his time on becoming a cricketer.
The resemblance between the brothers is astonishing, something which has clearly surprised fans of the show who expressed their surprise on a Coronation Street Facebook group.
‘I had no idea Liam was a twin’ said one, whilst another exclaimed: ‘Wait, what?!’
Another fan commented: ‘Never knew they were twins!’
‘I didn’t know either just read up on it’ replied someone else.
Earlier this year, Dylan was embroiled in an intense bullying storyline which saw him being exploited by the sinister and thuggish Mason Radcliffe (Luca Toolan).
Viewers watched in horror over Liam’s conflicted feelings as he’s been forced to pick on younger neighbour Liam Connor (Charlie Wrenshall) – who was almost driven to taking his own life in an effort to free himself of the bullying.
‘He’s very easily influenced so I don’t think he realises what he’s getting himself into. He wants to fit in with the cool kids and be like them,’ Liam reflected when the storyline was first announced.
Later, Dylan and Mason were arrested for possessing a knife, and for threatening Liam with it. Mason was sent down, and recently he made a big return – and is working in the Speed Daal restaurant.
It seems that Dylan’s troubles are far from over, as Mason instantly caught up with him and issued a threat. To make matters worse, Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin) seems to have fallen head over heels for Mason, and similarly warned Dylan about crossing his path again.
This article was originally published on 22nd January 2024.
