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Mikey North “traumatised” by Coronation Street break-up scenes

Gary attacked Sarah Platt

Mikey North was “traumatised” by his aggressive break-up scenes in Coronation Street.

The 32-year-old actor has enjoyed a new lease of life on the show since his alter ego, Gary Windass, was paired with Tina O’Brien‘s Sarah Platt.

But he’s admitted some of their hard-hitting scenes have been tough for him to portray.

Sarah was terrified when Gary got physical (Credit: ITV)

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He told OK! magazine: “Tina’s really turned my time around at Corrie.

“Things were going a bit sideways for me, but when our characters got put together, I started enjoying it more than ever.

“I feel like I’m stretching myself as an actor again.

“This year has been the highlight of my time there.

“But when we had to do the break-up scenes and I threw her around the room a little bit, it wasn’t easy. The tears were real.”

Sarah attacked by Gary in Corrie
Sarah was traumastised – and so was actor Mikey (Credit: ITV)

His wife, Rachael Isherwood, added: “You were quite traumatised weren’t you?”

However, the 32-year-old actor loves playing the villain on television and relishes having fans yelling at him down the street – but he warned they are only going to get more infuriated thanks to Gary’s antics.

He said: “I love it… I was asked to introduce a band on stage at a gig in Manchester recently, and I got booed! You almost take it a bit to heart.

“But wait until you see what happens to Gary in the next six months! I want to punch myself, never mind how everyone else feels!”

Gary’s not making many friends these days (Credit: ITV)

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The actor, who’s been part of Coronation Street since 2008, doesn’t plan to leave the long-running show.

Meanwhile, Mikey and Rachael’s two-year-old son Archie has started copying his character’s explosive behaviour.

The couple are expecting their second child, a little girl, due in August.

They revealed to the publication they’ve already picked out a name, but are keeping it a secret until she arrives.

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