HE'S BACK!
Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd returns to filming as David Platt after catching covid
CORONATION Street star Jack P Shepherd has returned to filming after catching covid.
The actor - who plays David Platt in the ITV soap - was forced to call in sick to work after he caught the virus after realising he had lost his senses of smell and taste.
3
3
He has now resumed filming on the soap after his bout with the illness.
Speaking last week on the podcast he explained: "I have the vid, it caught me.
"I don't have any symptoms. Nothing. I was in the shower Monday morning and I can't smell the shampoo and I go, 'This is weird.'
"Shower gel - nothing. It's an FCUK box set, Hanni's mum got me it for Christmas.
"So I'm using that and I can't smell it, but I've never used it before so I don't know whether it's just s**t or I can't smell it."
He went on: "So I get out and go, 'I'll clean my teeth now.' Can't taste any toothpaste or mouthwash. And I go, 'Ooh, this is a big one'."
Most read in Soaps
Jack concluded: "I just ring up work and go, 'I can't smell or taste.'
"They're like, 'Right, do a lateral flow.' It says I've got it. Two lines, see you later."
🔵 Read our soap spoilers live blog for the latest gossip
But his taste has thankfully come back.
He joked: "I can taste my shower gel, so everything is back.
"Other than the smell or taste I wouldn't have known that I'd got it. So that's been my week."
ITV had no comment to make.
- Visit our Coronation Street page for the latest gossip
- Find all Coronation Street spoilers here
Corrie veteran Jack and Hanni - who worked behind the scenes on the ITV1 soap - have been together for three years.
Hanni worked in the publicity team and once had a cameo in the ITV soap.
In January 2019 Jack, who plays David Platt in Coronation Street, took the next step and moved in with Hanni after 14 months of dating.
3
Inside Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd's romantic weekend away with girlfriend Hann
Topics