Coronation Street's Simon Gregson lands new BBC job after I'm A Celebrity success

Coronation Street star Simon Gregson has landed a new job on the BBC after his success on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!

Legend of Coronation Street Simon Gregson was beaming as he signed a new contract with the BBC, saying he “had a ball” on his new endeavor.

A popular figure on the ITV serial opera for more than thirty years, the actor is particularly well-known for his performance as Steve McDonald. Audiences were impressed with his time as runner-up on I’m a Celebrity… Get Me out of Here! in 2021.

On Wednesday, April 10, Simon, who loves interacting with his 145,000 Instagram followers, posted a behind-the-scenes photo from a BBC studio on social media. He was shown with former EastEnder Danielle Harold, Chris Bisson of Emmerdale, and Lucy-Jo Hudson, his former coworker on Coronation Street.

Simon shared his pleasure in a post, saying, “Had a ball hanging out with old pals and catching up with the legend @rosskemptv.” On Saturday at 5:40 p.m., BBC One and iPlayer will broadcast Bridge of Lies.”

With wit, strategy, and a little bit of luck on their side, competitors must discern truth from deceit in order to make their way across the bridge. One mistake might mean the loss of everything.

The legendary cast member of Corrie recently speculated about what might lie ahead for Steve MacDonald in the wake of his divorce from Tracy Barlow.

The 49-year-old actor expressed his desire to see his character reenter the dating scene while he heals from his most recent breakup in an interview with Yahoo! News.

Though he said he would prefer to see Steve remain unmarried “for a while,” Simon said, “I think it would be great if we saw Steve having to go down the route of speed dating, online dating.”

“Steve could have a full on mid life crisis, maybe we could see him losing weight, changing his appearance, going to the gym” , he stated, “it could be a lot of fun and also a great excuse for me to make some changes in real life!”