Coronation Street’s sexy stripper Scott Wright unrecognisable 20 years after quitting soap
EX-Coronation Street star Scott Wright looks worlds away from his soap stripper Sam Kingston 20 years after leaving the role.
Actor Scott, 47, exploded onto the scene in December 2000, earning a Best Newcomer nomination at the following year's National Television Awards.
Sam famously felt the wrath of Sarah Platt's dad Martin after he discovered his teen daughter had a crush on the hunk.
Incensed Martin was particularly protective as Sarah had already had a baby and warned her off seeing Sam.
Following his three years on the soap, Scott starred in Emmerdale, Shameless and Casualty.
His last TV role came on daytime soap Doctors in 2020. He has since starred in pantomimes and plied his trade as a singer and musician.
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The star has also transformed his body in recent years, losing three-and-a-half stone.
He hit rock bottom during the first lockdown, suffering from depression brought on by severe insomnia and anxiety over money worries.
Scott started drinking heavily, taking sleeping pills and anti-depressants after his acting and live music work dried up, prompting his weight to balloon to 16 stone 4lbs.
Determined to turn his life around, and with help from he went on to lose 50lbs (22.7kg) in five months.
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He said: “When lockdown first came in back in March 2020 my whole life was put on hold. Two massive TV roles were cancelled and all my regular live music and appearance work went too. I had zero income and was really stressed about my finances.
"Like most people at the time I thought it would just take a few weeks, but then it became months and there was no light at the end of the tunnel.
"I was alone in my apartment most days just watching the pandemic on the news getting more and more depressed.
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"My anxiety went through the roof, I was worrying about how I could pay my bills, and I couldn’t sleep whatsoever.
"In the evenings I would drink a bottle of wine just to try to knock myself out.
"I started taking sleep pills and I was having dark thoughts, so I took some anti-depressants but one of their side effects is that it boosts your appetite, so I ended up comfort eating all day.”
