Yahoo News Corrie's Adam Barlow actor Sam Robertson unveils totally new look
Sarah Platt might not even recognise Adam Barlow next time she sees him in Coronation Street, thanks to actor Sam Robertson unveiling a dramatic new look.
Robertson was photographed looking completely different with his natural curly hair this week, while out for a pint with some of his Coronation Street co-stars.
The scruffy look is a world away from the traditional slicked-back style that viewers are used to from Adam Barlow — but Robertson recently told Digital Spy that a break from filming inspired him to try something new.
"The break’s allowed me to grow my hair which was a bit of a debate upstairs. I had a bit of a Billy Connolly beard as well," he joked. "Next year I’ll come back with a face tattoo or something."
He then quipped: "Once you go curly you can’t go straight because you’ve been exposed. I’ve always wanted to grow my hair long. When I got offered to come back in 2016 my hair was longer than this and slicked back.
"But every time I’ve grown my hair in the past and I’ve booked on a job they’ve asked me to cut my hair. So I cut it and Kate Oates was gutted because she wanted me to keep it long. I thought she was joking.
"So this was my first opportunity to grow it because of continuity. I think it looks alright on-screen. I think it works for the camera. I’ll grow it for as long as I can get away with it, before it looks ridiculous."
The bushier hairstyle might even signal a shift in Adam Barlow's personality, since Robertson recently told us that he'd like to see the character be more vulnerable.
"There have been a few moments in the last couple of years where Adam talked about his mum," he explained.
"He's an orphan, both of his parents are dead, so he sometimes shows that vulnerability when he talks about that. If anyone is going to bring out that side, I think it'll be Sarah."
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