Corrie star: 'Chesney will be a good dad'

Sam Aston has predicted that Chesney Brown will prove to be a good father in his new Coronation Street storyline.

Chesney's life will soon change forever when girlfriend Katy Armstrong (Georgia May Foote) announces that she is pregnant with his child. The pair began making plans to start a family together earlier this year.

In an interview with Take It Easy, Aston was asked whether his character is cut out to be a dad.

He replied: "Yes, especially after everything he's been through with being in care and having a pretty useless mum himself. It's made him realise how important it is to always be there for your child and he'll make sure they're number one in his world."

Meanwhile, asked how Chesney's sister Fiz (Jennie McAlpine) will react to the surprising news, he replied: "I think she'll be shocked at first but, like when he announced he was moving out, she'll come round to it."

The 17-year-old, who has been with Corrie since 2003, also insisted that he does not get annoyed when fans of the soap still describe him as "cute".

"I don't mind, I've always had it and I've got used to it," he said. "Graeme Hawley, who plays John Stape, always get shouted out for being a murderer - I just get called cute! I don't think Chesney will ever really grow up in the public's eyes."

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