Emmerdale’s Joe Warren Plant, 16, has made so much money playing Jacob he’s bought his ‘dream’ classic car – even though he’s too young to drive it
The teenager bought a duck egg blue 1967 Ford Mustang V8 Coupe
EMMERDALE star Joe Warren Plant has revealed he's bought his "dream" car at the tender age of 16.
The TV star, who's character is involved in a gripping paedophile storyline on the ITV soap, unveiled his extravagant purchase on Instagram and thanked his followers for helping him achieve his dreams.
In the gushing post, the teenager posed alongside a duck egg blue 1967 Ford Mustang V8 Coupe.
He captioned the photo: "So....... I bought my DREAM car at the age of 16!
"I never thought I would ever get this lucky.
Adding: "Just wanted to say Thank you to all who played a role in the process: My Family. My friends. And most of all, the fans!
"I love every single one of you and appreciate the continuous support you have given me over the past 9 years at Emmerdale!
He concluded: "Thank you for this opportunity, it really means a lot to me."
Despite his excitement, many of his followers were quick to point out that he's too young to drive the car and will have to wait another year before he can legally take it out for a spin.
One follower wrote: "Hope you get some driving lessons for your 17th".
"Can you drive? Surely not I'm sure it's 17," another said.
"But you ain't legal mate," a third commented. "Fabulous but good luck getting insurance".
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Responding to the comments, Joe admitted: "Won't be able to drive it for a while yet anyway but I will do ahah!"
Joe has played schoolboy Jacob Gallagher on Emmerdale for nine years.
His character was recently guilt-tripped by paedophile teacher Maya Stepney into staying, leaving viewers sickened.
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