Former cast member Will Mellor has revealed why he doesn't want to reprise his role on Coronation Street again after having briefly returned to the show earlier this year. The actor, 48, made several appearances on the ITV soap opera as imprisoned Harvey Gaskell between January and March. It marked his return after being absent from Corrie last year, following previous appearances in 2021 and 2022.
Will shared his thoughts on the possibility of returning again for another stint as drug lord Harvey in an interview with the Mirror recently. He spoke about the long-running TV show whilst promoting his collaboration with Smart Energy GB . Opening up about the character, Will shared that his first stint on Corrie had been for the week-long special 'Horror-Nation Street,' which aired in October 2021.
His character Harvey, who had been introduced earlier that year, ended up killing Natasha Blakeman (played by Rachel Leskovac) in a case of mistaken identity due to a Halloween costume. Harvey, who had escaped from prison prior to the murder, was later sent back behind bars. He was then visited by Natasha's son Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) in 2022 and returned again earlier this year, still in prison, for a storyline that involved his brother Damon Hay ( Ciarán Griffiths ).
When asked if he would be open to reprising the role in the future, Will began by telling us just last week: "I don't like to overdo things and when I first played Harvey it was going in for [the special]. And I th.