'Coronation Street' star Chris Gascoyne: 'Peter Barlow's an idiot'

Coronation Street's Chris Gascyone has branded his character Peter Barlow an "idiot".

Speaking to Inside Soap, the actor admitted that he is surprised fans do not give him a "hard time" on the street.



"They seem to like Peter, which is weird, because you really shouldn't," he opined. "He's an idiot!

"He's a flawed character, though, rather than an evil one - so you ultimately don't want him to suffer something terrible."

The 44-year-old recently announced that he is taking a four-month break from the ITV show to spend time with his family.

Gascoyne's final scenes before his hiatus air tomorrow (Monday) at 8.30pm on ITV1.