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Waterloo Road stars who became soap favourites on Emmerdale and Coronation Street

A lot of soap stars were on the BBC drama!

Waterloo Road has had a lot of famous actors feature on the show in its run but which soap stars have featured on the show?

Many Waterloo Road stars landed themselves in soaps such as Emmerdale, Coronation Street, EastEnders and Hollyoaks.

Here are some of the Waterloo Road stars you forgot were in soaps.

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Adam Thomas and Katie Griffiths reading scripts, reuniting on the set of Waterloo Road
Waterloo Road is back (Credit: BBC)

Adam Thomas: Emmerdale

Adam Thomas, who played Donte Charles, went on to play Adam Barton in Emmerdale from 2009 till 2018.

He left the show back in 2018, when Aaron and Cain broke Adam Barton out of prison and he fled on a cargo ship.

It was later revealed he started a new life in Budapest.

But the Emmerdale actor originally had his big break on Waterloo Road!

Adam Thomas played Donte Charles from the first episode of Waterloo Road until the end of season 4.

Waterloo Road’s original bad boy, he starts off the first episode by getting his best friend and girlfriend involved in a fatal car crash.

Throughout the show, Donte Charles ended up married at 16, before his young wife cheats on him.

The two later reconcile after a fire at the school and end up having a baby together.

Donte and Chlo leave the show at the end of season four for Chlo to go to university.

But Adam is returning to play Donte in series 11 of Waterloo Road.

Soap stars Angela Griffin and Adam Thomas read scripts together on the set of the Waterloo Road revival
Angela Griffin will return alongside Adam Thomas on Waterloo Road later this year (Credit: BBC)

Angela Griffin: Coronation Street

Former Coronation Street star Angela Griffin also had a big role in Waterloo Road!

Angela played hairdresser Fiona Middleton on the soap from 1993 to 1998 before making a brief cameo return in 2019.

She played teacher Kim Campbell in series one and two. She then returned in season four and left again at the end of season five.

It was announced earlier this year that she will also be returning to Waterloo Road, as the principal of the school.

Angela adds this about her return to the show: “I feel really honoured to be joining the new series of Waterloo Road.

“It is exciting to be stepping back into Kim’”

Katie McGlynn in Waterloo Road, posing in her school uniform

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Soap star Chelsee Healey as Janeece Bryant in Waterloo Road

Denice Welch as Steph Haydock crossing her arms

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Tina O'Brien as Bex Fisher standing by a locker

Max Bowden as Justin Fitzgerald on Waterloo Road

Maggie posing on Waterloo Road

Vicki MacDonald smiling at Aidan

Ronan Burley smiling