Coronation Street's Billy star stuns fans with Emmerdale news as he appears in two soaps at once

Coronation Street star Daniel Brocklebank has been flooded with compliments as he revealed he was starring in two soaps at once. Fans will best know the actor for playing Billy Mayhew in the ITV soap.

The 44-year-old made his debut in the role of the Weatherfield vicar back in 2014 when he was introduced as a new love interest for Sean Tully. The pair ended up having a two-year relationship before Billy left Sean for Todd Grimshaw.

Soon after, Billy and Todd's guardianship of Summer Spellman came about in 2017 when Summer's adoptive father Drew Spellman, Billy's ex, asked them in his dying months to take her on. But Todd disappeared in 2018 while Billy remained in Weatherfield with Summer, living at 19a Rosamund Street.

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Finally getting over Todd, Billy ended up in a two-year relationship with Paul Foreman which ended when Todd - and his scheming ways, returned and enacted a campaign to split the couple up. The pair were due to get married after Todd popped the question but in typical Corrie fashion, Todd's lies were exposed and Billy had his heartbroken all over again.

Since then, Billy has forgiven Todd and rekindled his relationship with Paul, with the pair marrying in emotional scenes last year after Paul, played by Peter Ash, was heartbreakingly diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease, a rare condition affecting the brain and nerves that currently doesn't have a cure.

But while Daniel continues to appear on the cobbles as Billy, the actor has revealed that he's now appearing in sister soap Emmerdale. He played Ivan Jones for more than a year between 2005 and 2006 in the Yorkshire-based soap. The character was only supposed to appear in three episode but producers were so impressed that his stay in Emmerdale was extended.

And taking to Instagram on Monday (April 22), Daniel shared a picture of himself now, stood alongside the TV showing himself in Emmerdale 20 years ago. He said: "Today Ivan Jones entered #ClassicEmmerdale… I’m now officially running in two amazing shows on @itv Here’s me at 24 and 44…"

Emmerdale star Laura Norton was quick to respond, writing: "Amazing." @tattooedandy_93 said: "Wow I remember that!!! Nicola tried to seduce you in that nightdress and heels." @lobbingtonfieldsfarmdogarena commented: "I remember it well. The love triangle between you Nicola and Paul."

@dawnevans1560 replied: "You're still handsome as well as clever being in two shows at the same time lol." @swiftdogtraininguk posted: "You look exactly the same!" @willy.whatshappeninnow gushed: "Haven't aged a day! Only grown more handsome!" @bollicat12 echoed: "No way …. You’ve aged well, like a fine wine." @wigmankim added: "I saw this today. I know straight away it was you @danielbrocklebank You haven't changed a bit."