Coronation Street star Adam Hussain likes tweets from ‘dangerous misogynist’ Andrew Tate
CORONATION Street actor Adam Hussain has been exposed as an Andrew Tate worshipper after liking a staggering number of tweets from the 'dangerous and misogynistic' influencer, The Sun can reveal.
The actor, who plays Aadi Alahan on the ITV soap opera, will no doubt come under fire from viewers of the show for his controversial Twitter activity.
Adam, 22, has been engaging with the disgraced online star almost daily by liking tweets from his official account as well as that of his brother's, Tristan Tate, and their affiliates.
Andrew and Tristan were put behind bars in Romania late last year before being released under house arrest last month.
The brothers and two associates were held on suspicion of sex trafficking.
Romanian authorities said that the pair subjected six alleged victims to "acts of physical violence and mental coercion" as well as “sexual exploitation”.
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One of the Tweets liked by Adam was posted by Andrew's brand The Real World following his release which read: "The Truth Will Prevail."
Another message liked by Adam saw Andrew moan: "30 more days on house arrest. 30 more days suppressed.
"I haven't been free for a single day this year. The battle rages against Shaitan."
Andrew has become known for his vile misogynistic views and has faced staunch criticism over his online posting.
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Corrie actor Adam continued to like posts from the star as recently as this past weekend with one of the messages reading: "Any man whos afraid to professionally fight isnt allowed to discuss mindset on the timeline [sic]."
Andrew went onto brand such individuals as "cowards".
When contacted by The Sun, Adam told us: "I'm really sorry if my 'liking' of these tweets has caused any offence to our viewers and my colleagues.
"I wasn't aware of Andrew Tate and his background and I would never endorse those views.
"I liked some of his tweets in the moment with no reference to his back story. I will be more careful in future."
Teresa Parker, a spokeswoman from the charity Women's Aid, expressed concern at young individuals, such as Adam, engaging with misogynistic content and using it as justification for their later actions.
She told The Sun: “At Women’s Aid we are increasingly concerned about the mainstreaming of misogynistic attitudes on social media, and the number of boys and young men engaging with influencers who support views that underpin and are used to justify violence against women.
"In our experience you have some boys searching for and supporting this type of content, but also algorithms pushing this content into their news feeds.
"We need both awareness of the harm this can cause, and as well as promoting information about healthy and respectful relationships, work closely with social media companies to ensure that their platforms are not in any way pushing harmful content onto the screens of young men.”
Former Big Brother housemate Andrew and his brother were finally arrested late last year after numerous concerns.
They are alleged to have recruited and exploited women by coercing them into "forced labour... and pornographic acts with a view to producing and disseminating such material" online to "obtain substantial financial benefits".
Tate, who previously claimed to be a "trillionaire" was in fact living in a property he did not own in surroundings much different to the image he portrays online.
Upon their release to house arrest, Andrew released a hate-filled statement to the police about "jealous women punishing him".
The statement which was translated from Romanian and was in legal documents seen by revealed that Tate said that “women understand how to use the judiciary system in order to punish men”.
He added: “I think these statements against me are given by those jealous women who know nothing and just ask me for money to go shopping."
Adam's consumption of such content is no doubt likely to cause concern to viewers of the ITV soap opera.
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The star joined the show in April 2020 when the role of Aadi was re-cast and he has since starred in a number of high-profile storylines.
He took up a central role in the latest episode when he branded Aaron Sandford as "guilty" after realising he had raped Amy Barlow in shocking scenes.
