'I've got kids, it's hard': Coronation Street's Ben Price admits shedding tears over his character Nick Tilsley's grievously ill stepson on the soap
Coronation Street star Ben Price has revealed he sheds tears over his current heart-wrenching storyline, which sees his on-screen stepson battling an incurable form of mitochondrial disease. Ben plays Nick Tilsley, in the soap with his stepson Oliver Battersby (played by Emmanuel and Jeremiah Cheetham) fighting the disease which could kill him. Ben told The Sun: 'I’ve got kids, it’s hard. It’s important but I’d be lying if I don’t go home at night sometimes and read the next bunch of scripts or the next scenes and have a little cry.' Real emotions: Coronation Street star Ben Price has revealed he sheds tears over his current heart-wrenching storyline, where his on-screen stepson is battling an incurable form of mitochondrial disease In real life, Ben is married to fashion stylist, Alexandra, and the couple have two children together, Paloma and Maximilian. He appeared on the cobbles of Weatherfield in October 2009 but took a break from the soap in 2017 in a bid to spend more