Coronation Street fans stunned to discover Tina O’Brien’s secret connection to Adolescence superstar Owen Cooper

CORONATION Street fans have been left gobsmacked after discovering a surprising link between cobbles legend Tina O’Brien and Adolescence star Owen Cooper.

The soap fave, who’s played Sarah Platt for decades, has a little-known connection to the rising TV heartthrob.

NewNetflixdrama Adolescencefocuses on the aftermath of a tragic murder as a 13-year-old boy is accused of brutally killing an older female classmate.

His family, the school, and a therapist are completely in shock as the detective in charge of the case is looking into what really happened.

The miniseries has been a smash-hit and is currently the number one programme on the global platform, as of the time of writing.

Owen Cooperplays the lead role of 13-year-old Jamie Miller inAdolescence, which also starsAshley WaltersandStephen Graham.

The rising star had never acted on-screen before Adolescence, however, he did attend acting classes run by a Corrie legend.

Tina O’Brien, best known as Sarah Platt, revealed that Owen honed his skills at The Drama MOB, the Manchester-based acting school she co-founded in 2013.

Tina, who’s been in the biz since she was 10, runs the school alongside best mate Esther Morgan, helping local talent break into TV and film.

After a fellow actor gave The Drama MOB a shout-out for its role in Owen’s journey, Tina shared the praise, blasting the industry’s London-centric bias.

The school has since posted its own tribute to Owen, calling his Adolescence performance “incredible”; and celebrating the work of their teaching team.

They posted a message saying: “Where do we even begin?! We are beyond proud of Owen for absolutely smashing this role and tackling such a challenging and sensitive subject.

“Being able to secure such a major role is incredible in itself, but Owen has completely blown everyone away – and the reviews say it all!”

And Tina posted on her Instagram story: “Elitist mentality that anything in the North isn't worth mentioning. Thank you for highlighting this @ricomorris2020.

“We work incredibly hard at the @thedramamob and we are very proud of the work we do and will continue to do.”

Despite only discovering acting a few years ago, Owen has taken Hollywood by storm – proof that Northern talent is not to be underestimated.

Now 15, Owen has now landed a huge new role with an A-list actor andOscar winner.

He will star in Emerald Fennel's remake ofWuthering Heights, which is based on the1847 novel byEmily Brontë.

As well as Owen, the movie stars Margot Robbie and Jacob Elordi and is scheduled to be theatrically released on February 13, 2026.

Call The Midwife and Barbie star Emerald, 39, is an Oscar-winning filmmaker who famously worked on Promising Young Woman and Saltburn.

When Owen stars in the Wuthering Heights remake, he will be playing young Heathcliff, with the older version of Heathcliff played by Jacob Elordi.