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Old 15-09-2014, 21:40
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Womaniser, gay, David Platt mark 2, alcoholic etc?

I am warming to him more, still acts like a baby despite his height.
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Old 15-09-2014, 21:47
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He could be in a Mungo Jerry tribute act as a young Ray Dorset.
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Old 15-09-2014, 21:49
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He'll be a destructive runt, undoubtedly.
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Old 15-09-2014, 22:16
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Old 15-09-2014, 22:29
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Old 15-09-2014, 22:32
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I reckon he'll be clever and go off to University thus following in Grandad Kens footsteps.
He'll get a really important job in Manchester Council and get the Street bulldozed.
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Old 16-09-2014, 00:03
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Serious Question Folks Lol
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Old 16-09-2014, 00:45
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Old 16-09-2014, 01:10
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Haha

Playing widow twankey in panto.
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Old 16-09-2014, 01:21
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Haha

Playing widow twankey in panto.
He'd be a proper diva without even trying.
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Old 16-09-2014, 01:30
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Given the usual rule that people in soaps can only marry someone from teh same street, no doubt he will end up with Amy Barlow.
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Old 16-09-2014, 01:31
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I don't really see how he can keep on in Coronation Street.



The kid is clearly mixed race and it's becoming more obvious as he gets older.

Considering his parents are/were both white, it's all a bit silly now.
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Old 16-09-2014, 04:46
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I don't really see how he can keep on in Coronation Street.



The kid is clearly mixed race and it's becoming more obvious as he gets older.

Considering his parents are/were both white, it's all a bit silly now.
Stand by to be shot down by the PC brigade!

I said this a few years ago on this forum and had loads of idiots condemning me.
I only stated that it was strange casting considering his skin colour. Nothing racist intended, just an honest observation.
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Old 16-09-2014, 08:38
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He could be in a Mungo Jerry tribute act as a young Ray Dorset.
Ha ha - Simon looks more like Tony's son than Jason does, Could be one of the Jacksons. Totally miscast.
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Old 16-09-2014, 09:08
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Stand by to be shot down by the PC brigade!

I said this a few years ago on this forum and had loads of idiots condemning me.
I only stated that it was strange casting considering his skin colour. Nothing racist intended, just an honest observation.
I agree, it is terrible casting. Seeing him and Ken together as supposedly Grandfather and Grandson just looks odd IMO.
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Old 16-09-2014, 10:31
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Given the usual rule that people in soaps can only marry someone from teh same street, no doubt he will end up with Amy Barlow.
Any child of theirs would definitely be the Antichrist.

Seriously , though, such a coupling would put a hell of a strain on Social Services. One with both parents and a grandparent ex- or current jailbirds. Single mother, who's a dealer in stolen goods, and usually looked after by grandparents.

The other with one parent currently in prison, and continually passed from one temporary 'parent' to another.

It's a recipe for delinquent children.
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Old 16-09-2014, 10:39
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I don't really see how he can keep on in Coronation Street.



The kid is clearly mixed race and it's becoming more obvious as he gets older.

Considering his parents are/were both white, it's all a bit silly now.
It could be a cue for a future story line. Has Peter ever had a DNA test done. Maybe he'll realise when he turns out not to be an alcoholic, womaniser jailbird.
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Old 16-09-2014, 11:56
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Ha ha - Simon looks more like Tony's son than Jason does, Could be one of the Jacksons. Totally miscast.
I don't think we have seen his maternal grandmother, have we? It might be time to introduce her and have her looking like Simon.
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Old 16-09-2014, 12:08
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Amy and Simon are cousins by marriage, would be a bit weird for them to date wouldn't it?

I don't know what he'll be like when he's older but I do wonder when they're going to make him start acting older. He's 11/12 now and still acting about 8 despite looking 13.
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Old 16-09-2014, 12:10
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I think he'll be a nice guy, possibly gay. Amy will be the liar, cheat etc.
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Old 16-09-2014, 12:36
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I don't think we have seen his maternal grandmother, have we? It might be time to introduce her and have her looking like Simon.
I was thinking that as well, if his maternal grandmother turned out to be black or mixed race it would explain Simon's looks . However, that t wouldn't work either, as his mother Lucy was a light skinned blonde. Even having a Granny with black curly hair would explain things a bit, as he doesn't get those curls from the Barlows
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Old 16-09-2014, 12:40
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Genes are a funny thing though.
Lots of women have had black/mixed race kids despite being white.depends what's in the family genes.
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Old 16-09-2014, 12:48
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I'd forgotten all about Simon's real mum, so assumed that she was mixed race. Maybe the casting decision originally was because Peter is quite swarthy?
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Old 16-09-2014, 13:23
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Maybe he'll be like Todd and a nasty piece of work after having a trip to London. After all Todd used to be a wet blanket simpering lump before he went to London treated like he was the golden child...... And look what happened there.

Simon is always treated like the golden boy too, plus never pulled up when he is blatantly rude to others, especially to adults. Instead we get excuses like "He is tired/upset etc". I've seen from personal experience with my niece what a kid can grow up like if such behaviour isn't nipped in the bud at a young age and condoned instead.
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Old 16-09-2014, 14:45
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I'd forgotten all about Simon's real mum, so assumed that she was mixed race. Maybe the casting decision originally was because Peter is quite swarthy?
And getting swarthier, and hotter by the day.

But surely everyone's over the 'mixed race Simon' thing by now? He is what he is and he's looked the same for years and half the people watching Corrie today probably don't even remember who his mum was. Who cares anyway?
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