CORONATION Street star Sean Cernow is refusing to pay back his school friend £250 for fixing his dodgy teeth. The actor, 47, who plays Tony Byrne on the cobbles , has known Allan Kato, 48, since the pair met at drama school in Oldham around 30 years ago. Cernow allegedly had a problem with his teeth earlier this year caused by a dental abscess which led to two dropping out.
English teacher Allan claimed that his pal Cernow was struggling to get acting work and asked him for financial aid in August. But things quickly turned ugly when Cernow refused to pay the debt back to Allan, originally from Halifax, West Yorkshire . Allan, who now lives in Vietnam , told The Sun: "I'm £250 lighter in my wallet than I should be.
I've known Sean for 30 years. Read more TV News "We've always been good mates. I never lend anyone money usually.
Not a massive amount like that. I just felt sorry for him. "I thought I'd help out a mate.
Be a good person. He said he couldn't get any work because he had a problem with his teeth. "Two of his teeth fell out and he didn't look very presentable.
He sent me a receipt for his dental work. "After I lent him the money, he turned on me almost immediately. Most read in TV "He started getting aggressive when I asked him when he was going to pay me back.
"He told me to stop pressuring him and played the victim. He blocked me on all social media accounts after that." Allan has a Vietnamese wife and an eight-year-old stepdaughter and said he "doesn't make a lo.