Coronation Street star unrecognisable 22 years after quitting soap stripper role as he lands new role in VERY gory movie
A CORONATION Street star is unrecognisable - a whopping two decades on from quitting the cobbles as they land a new role.
Fans of the long-running ITV soap have been left stunned as actor Scott Wright appears in a brand new thriller.
Scott - now 50 - played the role of builder Sam Kingston for two years before bowing out in 2002.
But he also had a side job on the cobbles as stripper who performed under the name of 'The Masked Python'.
And now Scott is completely unrecognisable in a new thriller role that sees him badly beaten.
Pictures show the actor with a swollen face as blood streams down, having been tortured.
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In the movie, called The Stoic, Scott's character massacres a group of young traffickers.
However, he's eventually captured himself and left for dead by the criminal gang, having been brutally disfigured.
The Independent film will be released on Prime Video next Monday.
It also stars Jarreau Benjamin, Mia Vore, Mushi Noor, Declan Fletcher, Pete John Mansfield, Genna Loskutnikov and Tom Feasby.
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During Scott's time on the cobbles viewers saw him get together with Toyah Battersby.
Once his relationship with Toyah fizzled out he departed Weatherfield for good, heading to Ibiza.
Scott previously told The Sun how his TV work dried up during the Coronavirus pandemic, seeing him hit rock bottom.
He said: “When lockdown first came in back in March 2020 my whole life was put on hold. Two massive TV roles were cancelled and all my regular live music and appearance work went too. I had zero income and was really stressed about my finances.
"Like most people at the time I thought it would just take a few weeks, but then it became months and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
"I was alone in my apartment most days just watching the pandemic on the news getting more and more depressed.
"My anxiety went through the roof, I was worrying about how I could pay my bills, and I couldn’t sleep whatsoever. In the evenings I would drink a bottle of wine just to try to knock myself out.
"I started taking sleep pills and I was having dark thoughts, so I took some anti-depressants but one of their side effects is that it boosts your appetite, so I ended up comfort eating all day.”
Corrie's most famous villains
- Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) - arguably the most famous villain in soap history. The character has multiple killings to his name. Richard left his former business partner Duggie Ferguson (John Bowe) to die before he murdered his ex-wife Patricia (Annabelle Apsion) who threatened to expose his dodgy dealings. He attempted to kill his mother-in-law Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls) by setting her house on fire. He later killed her co-worker Maxine Peacock (Tracy Shaw) after she caught him in the act of attempting to strike Emily Bishop (Eileen Derbyshire) with a crowbar. Eventually he confessed his crimes to Gail (Helen Worth) before driving the Platt family into the canal. They all survived, but Richard drowned.
- Mad Maya (Sasha Behar) - She may not have the most kills to her name, but no true Corrie fan will be able to forget 'Mad Maya's' stint. Maya Sharma first started out as an innocent lawyer. However her true nature was revealed when she kidnapped Tyronne's () dog and threatened to kill Dev Alahan () unless he proposed. Things soon turn nasty when Sunita () received the news that she has a brain tumour. The pair rekindle their romance and they end up getting married. However, Maya ruined their big day by reporting Sunita to the police for bigamy. Not done there, she plans to kill them both as she sets fire to all of Dev's shop empire and trapping them both upstairs after she set fire to the corner shop with the gas and stove on. When they are miraculously rescued, she attempts to run them over.
- Pat Pheelan (Connor McIntyre) - Pat was introduced as an acquaintance of Owen Armstrong (Ian Puleston-Davies), before embarking on a revenge plot. He creates a fraudulent property scheme which caused the death of Michael Rodwell (Les Dennis). He kidnapped Andy Carver (Oliver Farnworth) and Vinny Ashford (Ian Kelsey). This was before he framed his arch-nemesis Anna Windass for GBH after he pushed Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) off a ladder. He then murdered both Any as well as Luke Britton (Dean Fagan). He eventually met a gruesome end when he held most of the residents of the street hostage in the Bistro. He was stabbed by Anna Windass after he shot Michelle (Kym Marsh).
- Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) - Geoff started off as the innocent father to Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine) and he was a local Weatherfield celebrity owing to his radio show and his 'The Great Magnifico' magic act. He later embarked on a romantic relationship and married with Yasmeen (Shelley King). However, he had a nasty streak as he controlled her in every way. He made sure she was reliant on him for everything including financially, he constantly bullied and belittled her, locked her in the magician's box despite the fact she was claustrophobic, and he even forced her to eat her own pet chicken. Later she snapped and stabbed him in the neck. This was before she was arrested for attempted murder. However, his nearest and dearest soon discovered his true nature and they turned against him. He tried to sabotage the trial by threatening his ex-wife, but she stood up to him in an epic court showdown. After Yasmeen was released, Geoff died shortly after when he set fire to their home and fell off the roof.
- Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede) - Kirsty was first seen on Corrie on a night out when Tommy Duckworth (Chris Fountain) paid her to flirt with Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall). Later she makes her interest very clear and they end up together. After she gets sacked from her job as a policewoman, Tyrone gets her a job at Underworld factory as a packer. She is utterly horrified and she lashed out at Tyrone with a ladle. Kirsty apologised and Tyrone pretended to all his friends the injuries were accidental. However, this pattern continued. Over several incidents she forced him up against a door, smashed household plates and pictures, bruised him after beating him with a vacuum cleaner, throws a candlestick at his head and she locks him inside the house. However, one time she tried to hit him but she lost her balance and fell down the stairs. She lies to the police and tells them that it was Tyrone who was beating her. Tyrone was put in prison after he broke bail conditions when he went on the run with his daughter. During the period of the trial, she struggles to look after baby Ruby. She throws a cup at Julie (Katy Cavanagh) before exposing her own behaviour by slapping her. Kirst then stormed into the courtroom and confessed that she was the monster, not Tyrone.