CORONATION Street star Joseph Aston looks unrecognisable 22 years on from playing Tommy Duckworth.
The child actor, now 30, first appeared on the soap in 2000 as the grandson of iconic characters Jack and Vera Duckworth.
The character was involved in a huge plot involving a custody battle with both sets of grandparents wanting to take care of him following the death of his mother.
But these days Joseph looks very different from the cherubic youngster who appeared on the ITV soap – after swapping acting for gardening.
He is however still very connected to the cobbles – he’s the older brother of Sam Aston, who plays long running character Chesney Battersby-Brown.
Joseph is one of three actors to play Tommy, he was preceded by Darryl Edwards who took on the role from 1992 to 1997 and then Chris Fountain later took on the role from 2011 to 2013.
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After Corrie he went on to appear in hit ITV series Where the Heart Is for 27 episodes and 3 episodes of Casualty in 2003 before leaving acting behind to focus on his studies.
Now, he spends his days gardening and hanging out with girlfriend.
Joseph and Sam’s sibling – Emily, 40, – also appeared in Coronation Street as the character Rebecca Palmer for 51 episodes between 1996 – 1997.
There are in fact nine Aston kids – four brothers and five sisters.
Speaking when he was just 16 about his big family, Sam said: “My family keeps me down-to-earth – I don’t think they’d let me go off the rails.
“My brother, Joe, is my best mate, he really is. He’s 18 and lives at home so we spend all our time together. I’m from a massive family – I’ve got five sisters and three brothers – so that helps, you’ve got a lot of people looking out for you.
“And I always tell myself, ‘It’s just a job’. I suppose I’ve grown up with it – I was 10 when I joined the show – so it’s been a slow process.”
Sam is now married to wife Briony and the couple are expecting their second child together.
