Steve Arnold: Set to quit acting after Corrie axe. Pic: ITV
Corrie actor star Steven Arnold is reportedly to become a roofer after getting the axe from the Weatherfield drama. The 35-year-old star plays Fred Elliot's son Ashley Peacock on the show.
It is rumored that he plans to turn his back on his acting career to become a roofer.
Steven and Julia Haworth, who plays his on-screen wife Claire, have been given the chop by new producer Phil Collinson.
A source told the News of the World: "He wants a complete change and it's a world away from the pressure cooker atmosphere of Coronation Street.
"Steven has always said that when his time is up on the Street he would do something completely different.
"He has many friends in the building trade and wants to try his hand at roofing."
Arnold is concerned that he will find himself typecast as the squeaky-voiced butcher.
The source added: "He's perfect for panto because they'll want him to play an Ashley-style character for laughs but he's never going to land the lead in a gritty police drama because the audience will just think it's Ashley from Corrie. That's why he's planning a future away from TV."
Ashley has been in the Manchester drama for 15 years but before he landed the role he was on the verge of becoming a professional boxer.
The source added: "He's a tough lad and nothing like the wimpy character he plays in the Street."
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