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Actor Lewis Cope becomes this year’s inaugural hero strictly come dance series when he was brought in to replace game of Thrones Star Kristian Nairn was forced to withdraw from the competition on medical grounds.
30 year old emmerdale The star, who plays Nicky Milligan, said he was walking down Oxford Street to meet a friend when he got the call that he would be part of the show.
Asked how it felt to be involved so late in the series, Cope said: “I think, if anything, it’s probably helped me because I haven’t really had time to think about it or anything, so now the excitement has kind of taken over. I think it’s probably better for me.”
Cope said he was especially looking to impress judge Shirley Ballas away from the show’s panel.
The actor made his stage debut at the age of just 11, playing Michael in the West End hit Billy Elliot: The Musical. he later told tracea His experience on the magazine show changed his life.
He said, “If I hadn’t done that show at the age of 11, I wouldn’t be an actor today.” “It opened my eyes.”
Cope, who grew up with 13 siblings in Hartlepool, County Durham, said: “My grandfather was a miner so the story is very close to home.”
As well as his West End training, Cope also has previous experience dancing in hip-hop troupe Rough Diamond as a teenager.
The group was runner up in the Sky One dance competition got to Dance in 2013 and judge Kimberly Wyatt told him that his initial audition was the best of the series.
Actors began appearing in short films one six and two three And water babyBefore playing small roles in the 2019 TV adaptation of Jacqueline Wilson’s novel hetty feathersbbc medical drama doctors and long-running ITV crime drama Vera,
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He said of the experience: “Vera It’s my grandfather’s favorite show, so it was so special because of him. I learned a lot filming Vera, Brenda Blethyn and Kenny Doughty really looked after me. We filmed around Covid times and they are lovely people.
Cope joins emmerdale Will be cast as Nicky Milligan in 2022. “I feel extremely fortunate to be doing what I’m doing,” the actor said. deluxe magazine at that time. “I’m just an ordinary lad from a huge family from Hartlepool… It’s so surreal.”
Her character was initially introduced as a nanny who interviews to look after the children of Gabby Thomas (Rosie Bentham) and Dawn Fletcher (Olivia Bromley) at Home Farm.
It is later revealed that Nicky is the son of Caleb Milligan (William Ashe) and the grandson of Frank Tate (Norman Bowler).
In 2023, Cope was nominated for the Rising Star Award at the 2023 National Television Awards and starred as Lenny Lowe in the mystery series. Miss Sidhu investigates With comedian Meera Syal.
stopped facing emmerdale In July last year, his character moved away from the Yorkshire Dales with his partner Suni Sharma (Brahmdev Shannon Ramana) after a row with his mother Ruby Milligan, played by Beth Cordingley.
of his coming strictly Attending the event, Cope said: “I’m so excited to be swapping the Dales for the dance floor… I’ve always been a fan of the show and can’t wait to get started!”