Coronation Street fans were recently stunned to learn two actors on the show were brothers in real life, with the soap now making a nod to the news.
Tommy Orpington, a famous footballer for Weatherfield County on the soap, is played by actor Matt Milburn, and you may recognise his sibling.
It’s now been unveiled that he’s the real-life brother of actor Greg Wood, who recently made his return to the soap as a loan shark Rick Neeson.
Now, the ITV soap paid a little reference to the siblings, with fans spotting the scene in Wednesday night’s double episode.
Coronation Street's Rick Neeson and Tommy Orpington actors are related in real life
As Rick continued to harass Gary Windass, things took a worrying turn when he turned on the character.
Villain Rick was shown in his office, and there was a surprise in there that linked to the actor’s real-life brother Matt.
Rick had a football calendar on the wall behind him, and the player for April was none other than Tommy, Matt’s character.
As the loan shark spoke to Gary, he was sat right in front of the photo of his sibling.
The calendar remained on the wall in other scenes, with Matt’s character’s name also labeled across the picture.
Fans raced to Twitter after noticing the nod, loving the link to the brothers.
Taking to Instagram in 2017, Greg posted two photos that confirmed their relation to one another.
On Matt’s wedding day, Greg posted a snap of the pair together, followed by a group photo including the bridal and groom party.
He said along with the photos: “Beautiful day, couldn't of gone better. Proud of my bro x.”
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on ITV.
