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Coronation Street star confirms famous member of the Platt family has been recast

Jack P. Shepherd announced the news

Coronation Street star Jack P. Shepherd has announced that the soap has recast David the dog.

In a TikTok posted on Coronation Street‘s official page, Jack recorded a video holding the new cast member.

He said: “So this is David, the new David the dog. He is actually called David, or Dave. He’s the brand new one and he’s done his first day, two scenes, he’s very tired.”

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Jack continued: “He’s going to go home for some treats now. But he’s very good, very well behaved.”

He then turned David to face the camera and gushed over his new co-star saying: “Look at him, look at him!”

@coronationstreet Meet David 😍 #corrie #coronationstreet #dogsoftiktok #jackpshepherd #davidplatt ? original sound – Official Coronation Street

A Coronation Street rep confirmed to Entertainment Daily that Dave will be playing the same David the dog.

David the dog looking confused in Coronation Street
David the dog looking at David Platt in Coronation Street


Charlotte Rodrigues
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Charlotte Rodrigues joined Entertainment Daily in April 2018, as Audience Engagement Executive. A huge soap fan, Charlotte then became Senior Soap Writer, delivering the latest storylines and spoilers to our followers.