Two Coronation Street actors are BROTHERS IRL and we are SHOOK 😱

They kept that quiet!

Coronation Street

by Emma Dodds |
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There's nothing we love more than delving into the real lives of our favourite reality stars/soap stars/film actors/celebs in general tbh. We're a bit nosy like that.

So when we discovered that there are two soap star BROTHERS currently working on Coronation Street AT THE SAME TIME with no prior warning or announcements, we were quite seriously shooketh.

It turns out that Matt Milburn, who plays Weatherfield County footballer Tommy Orpington, and Greg Wood, who plays loan shark Rick Neelan, are actually brothers IRL.

Greg Wood and Matt Milbun
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Although they've never shared any scenes together, Matt has been starring on the show since 2016 as semi-famous footballer Tommy Orpington and Greg has been acting on the show on and off since 2009.

Not only that, but both brothers have had roles on Hollyoaks and Emmerdale, too. 'Oaks fans will instantly recognise Greg as bad boy Trevor Royle who was tragically killed on his wedding day to Grace Black, and some may even remember Matt's character Joe Spencer from 2003-6.

In Emmerdale, Greg had a recurring role in 2006 as Nick Callow, and Matt starred for 34 episodes in 2011 as Nicky Pritchard, a new local vet that was caught in a love triangle with Gennie Walker and Nikhil Sharma.

Swipe through to see which other soap stars are secretly related...

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Jamie Lomax and Charley Webb

Former Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas, who played bad boy Warren Fox in the soap, is the brother of Emmerdale star Charley Webb.

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Ryan, Adam and Scott Thomas

Former Coronation Street actor Ryan Thomas is the older brother of Emmerdale actor Adam Thomas and Love Island star Scott Thomas.

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Kimberley and Amy Walsh

Former Girls Aloud singer and TV presenter Kimberley Walsh is the older sister of Emmerdale's Amy Walsh, who plays the role of Tracy Metcalfe.

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Brooke Vincent and Ellie Leach

Coronation Street actresses Brooke Vincent and Ellie Leach play half sisters in the ITV soap, but in real life they are cousins.

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Jill and Chelsea Halfpenny

Actress Jill Halfpenny is Casualty actress Chelsea Halfpenny's auntie.

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Hannah and Kara Tointon

Former EastEnders actress Kara Tointon is the older sister of Hannah Tointon, who has starred in TV shows such as The Inbetweeners and Call The Midwife.

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Nick and John Pickard

Hollyoaks actors Nick and John Pickard played half brothers in the Channel 4 soap, but they are also brothers in real life.

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Joe and Shana Swash

I'm A Celebrity: Extra Camp host Joe Swash is the older brother of former EastEnders actress Shana Swash. The pair appeared on the soap together.

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Mark and Jess Wright

Siblings Mark and Jess Wright appeared on The Only Way Is Essex together.

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Lacey and Daisy Turner

EastEnders actress Lacey Turner is the older sister of former Hollyoaks actress Daisy Turner.

Greg even quietly confirmed the pair were related back in 2017 on his Instagram page, sharing some sweet snaps of the two of them together on Matt's wedding day looking dapper in their outfits.

He wrote, 'Beautiful day, couldn't of gone better. Proud of my bro x.' [sic] and even shared a second post of the day with the caption, 'Still buzzin...so happy for my bro and his wife Kelly. A day to remember. Love u guys xxx.' [sic]

Even back then, fans commented on the photo in shock, with many writing that they couldn't believe the pair were related, let alone brothers! One commented, 'Oh my god I never would have made the connection that you were brothers??!! He played Joe in Hollyoaks....keeping it in the family!' [sic]

Not only that, but he also posted a photo of the brothers with their father on Father's Day in 2017, captioning it, 'Happy fathers day!!! Love you pops, you make your kids proud xxx.' [sic]

So... It's not exactly a secret, but we still didn't see it coming!

Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.

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