Sam Aston: 'I'll always be little Chesney'

Coronation Street star Sam Aston has predicted that people will always see him as "little" Chesney Brown.

The actor, who joined the soap in 2003, told The People that most of his fans are old women who find him cute.

He laughed: "He's about to become a dad but even so I'm sure people will still see me as little Ches. I've always had the same reaction on the female front. I get the old ladies, rather than the young ones. It's dead sad.

"I could be an old man hobbling round with a walking stick and people would still say, 'Aaah, there's little Ches', and pat me on the head. I'm not complaining though. I've been in the show since I was little so I suppose that's how a lot of people still see me. It's nice there's so much affection for him."

Speaking of Chesney and girlfriend Katy's current teenage pregnany plot, he added: "Chesney's normally a sensible lad and I'm sure he'll try his best to be a good dad but they could struggle once the baby is born and reality kicks in."

Aston recently teased that fans can expect "fantastic" exit scenes for John Stape.