David Neilson admits Nepal is the “strangest place” he’s ever been recognised by a fan.
The Coronation Street star – who has played Roy Cropper on the cobbles since 1995 – insisted he doesn’t often get spotted by viewers in his everyday life, but it once happened in the most unexpected way when he was visiting his son in South Asia.
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He told Inside Soap: “The strangest place was Nepal! My son was out there on a gap year, about 20 years ago, and I was in a restaurant with him.
“It suddenly went very quiet and all the staff were looking at me.
“It transpired that the restaurant owner’s daughter had been studying in Sussex, and watched the show to help her learn English!”
David, 70, who has been with the cast of Coronation Street since 1995, explained how the woman took “real comfort” in watching Corrie while she was away from her own family, and admitted it was a surprise for her to see him in her father’s place of business.
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