Parents always think their children are superstars and can be anything they want to be - it must be part of the parental package.
But Andy Whyment's mum and dad have a rather unusual reason for believing their son was always 'destined for fame'.
The actor, who plays Coronation Street favourite Kirk Sutherland, has been a favourite on the Cobbles since arriving in 2000.
Now he is top choice to win ITV's I'm A Celebrity after joining as a latecomer alongside ex-Eastenders star Cliff Parisi.
And the reason for his continued success? Two star-shaped scars on his chest.
Andy's mum Jackie told the Mirror that the 38-year-old got his scars from surgery for a collapsed lung shorty after birth.
"He had problems at birth and had to have two tubes put in his chest whilst on a ventilator," she told the publication.
"They left scars in the shape of two stars. Fred [his dad] said he was going to be a star.
"We were advised to get a priest, but he fought. We knew then he was here for a purpose. He was in the special care unit for six weeks."
Speaking previously about what could have been without surgery, Salford-born Andy said: "They read me the last rites. They didn't think I was going to live.
"If I'd been born ten years earlier I wouldn't have stood a chance because they wouldn't have had the medical equipment."
I'm A Celebrity continues on ITV at 9pm.
