Yahoo News Corrie's Ciarán Griffiths praises major change for Damon
Coronation Street actor Ciarán Griffiths is relishing his character Damon Hay's change of heart.
Starting off as a major Weatherfield baddy, making Nick Tilsley's life a living nightmare, he's now pitching money-making ideas for The Bistro while trying to charm his way into Sarah Barlow's bed.
Opening up about these welcome changes, Griffiths said: "Obviously when Damon came in he was this evil bad guy which is great to play but I actually really enjoyed the scenes where he's making peace with Nick.
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"It's nice to see him give Nick a break and take his foot off his head because he's put him through a lot.
"He's going to have to work hard to win back Nick and Leanne's trust and Leanne's going to be hard to crack but I'm enjoying seeing a bit of a different side to him," the former Shameless star added.
Corrie boss Iain MacLeod first teased Damon's nicer side back in February during a trip to the Loose Women studio.
"We've brought him in to put the cat among the pigeons — and he's certainly done that, I think you'd agree," he told the panel.
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"But what we're doing over the next few months is seeing that he's got a different side to him. He has got — I wouldn't say a soft centre, but he's got a heart.
"He will try [to change] — after making a really, really big mistake — to try and turn his life around and go straight for a while."
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