As an unlikely romance heats up for Coronation Road’s Daniel Osbourne, it’s truthful to say actor Rob Mallard has had a wild love life too
Coronation Road’s Rob Mallard is a cleaning soap favorite however the actor’s love life has nearly been simply as wild as his on-screen storylines.
Rob made his debut on the ITV present in 2016, taking up the function of Daniel Osbourne, the son of legend Ken Barlow (William Roache).
And through the years, the character has had his fair proportion of romances on the cobbles. At present, he’s smitten with secret predator Megan (Beth Nixon), who’s grooming teenager Will Driscoll (Lucas Hodgson-Wale).
In Friday’s episode (December 4) after getting a job at Weatherfield Excessive, Megan and Daniel kissed for the primary time, with Daniel making it clear he needed to be greater than associates.
Nevertheless, away from the cobbles, Daniel actor Rob has had an attention-grabbing love life too – together with a ‘exhausting’ cut up from a cobbles legend.
Rob’s romance with Coronation Road legend
Rob publicly got here out as homosexual in a 2017 interview with Homosexual Occasions. He had beforehand come out to his household on the age of 17 and said that he “by no means deliberate to maintain [his sexuality] quiet.
After touchdown a job on the ITV cleaning soap in 2016, the star started a romance with fellow actor Daniel Brocklebank, who has portrayed Weatherfield vicar Billy Mayhew since 2014.
The pair went public with their relationship when Rob scooped up a British Cleaning soap Award for Finest Newcomer in 2017, the place he gushed in his speech, the place he lovingly mentioned: “Despite the fact that that is improbable, Dan, you are the very best factor I’ve ever taken residence.”
Why did Rob and Daniel cut up?
Nevertheless, only a few months later, Rob and Daniel ended their relationship, blaming the pressures of working collectively and being a pair.
A supply advised The Solar in July 2017: “It was a variety of stress for each of them to be engaged on the identical present and going out in the long run one thing needed to give. They determined to half methods a few weeks in the past however they’re nonetheless nice associates and hope to stay that method.”
Rob subsequently dated Ben Perryman, however they broke up in 2019 after six months. Rob’s spokesperson advised The Solar: “Rob and Ben are not collectively. It was a mutual separation. Each would admire privateness on this private matter.’
Rob’s new romance
Quick ahead to June 2023, and Rob went public along with his new man Matthew Martin on the British Cleaning soap Awards. The actor shared a photograph of the pair posing on the crimson carpet and captioned the put up: “British cleaning soap awards 2023 with @mattmarcm,” with a coronary heart emoji.
Matthew can also be an actor, and this yr, he even appeared on Coronation Road, taking part in a police officer who arrested Cassie Plummer (Claire Sweeney) on the finish of a dramatic episode.
Matthew took to Instagram on the time in February to gush about his look in Weatherfield. He shared a snap on Instagram as he posed alongside his boyfriend Rob.
He mentioned: “Ey mam! I’m on the telly field! Fairly a surreal time being pulled in SUPER final minute to step in as a Policeman to arrest Cassie Plummer. All because of @mossy737 for giving me the chance to work on the long-lasting present that’s @coronationstreet and naturally my lad @rob.mallard for being the most important help and displaying me the ropes.”
Coronation Road airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX
