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The actor, who plays twisted Niall Rafferty on the Channel 4 show, suggested that viewers stay away because they expect him to be like his character.
"I swear they look at me and think I am going to jump them or something," Barry told the Daily Star. "I'm really a nice guy - honest!"
Despite the frosty reception he gets from fans, Sloane added that he would be happy to play another villain in the future.
"I love being the bad guy. I think they are much more fun to play," he explained. "Maybe I could go to Weatherfield and torment David Platt!"
Sloane's character is currently at the centre of a dramatic revenge plot on the programme.
> Click here to read our recent interview with Barry Sloane
