Coronation Street’s Jack P Shepherd reveals fan left him £5,000 in their will – and what he decided to do with it

CORONATION Street actor Jack P Shepherd has revealed he was in shock when a fan left him money in their will.

The ITV actor has played his on-screen character David Platt for the past 25 years in Coronation Street, but he never expected the role to come with an added benefit.

The actor opened up to co-stars Ben price and Colson Smith as he explained how he was included in a fan’s last testament, with the fan giving him £5,000.

Jack initially revealed the fan, who was a postman from New Zealand, left him the tidy sum when he opened up in an Instagram Q&A alongside his on-screen wife Shona (played by Julia Goulding).

Jack said: “(He) gave me five grand in their will. From New Zealand, a fan. Died, and gave me 10 per cent of his estate, which was five grand. So cheers.”

The star later revealed the money had been used to take his family to Florida, with the unexpected windfall helping cover the costs.

Discussing the windfall again with co-stars on a podcast, Ben – who play’s Jack’s on-screen brother Nick Platt – added: “I was convinced that it was a scam and I said ‘that’s a scam, you’re getting f*****g scammed, I hope you’re getting scammed because I’ll be so f****d off if you’re not’.”

Jack has played his on-screen role of David since 2000, when he first took over from Thomas Ormson.

The actor, from Pudsey in West Yorkshire, has also made a name for himself outside of the ITV soap with stage performances including adaptations of West Side Story and Oliver!

The star also revealed with his co-stars how he nearly fell out with them over plans for his upcoming marriage this year, as Jack is reluctant to have a stag do.