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Jacob Roberts plays Kit Green on the soap (Picture: ITV)

Coronation Street star Jacob Roberts revealed he spent more time on roof tops fitting TV aerials than appearing on TV screens.

Before landing a role on the cobbles, the Kit Green actor, 34, detailed how he struggled finding work after his Hollyoaks gig.

‘It was a low moment,’ he said.

‘Eight months previously I was on TV and now I was in the freezing cold rain on top of a roof, fiddling with a TV aerial,’ he added to The Mirror.

‘It was winter and I was outside up a ladder in the cold, instead of inside in the warm doing lines – it was a total reality check and hard to take. I was dreading anyone recognising me and saying: ‘Weren’t you on Hollyoaks?’ I wasn’t being pretentious, but I was there to work and I didn’t want the attention’.

The copper was introduced earlier this year as the son Bernie (Jane Hazlegrove) put up for adoption. Brother to Paul (Peter Ash) and Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell), Kit has ultimately found it hard to connect with his siblings due to the anger he feels towards Bernie putting him in care.

Jacob Roberts as Kit Green in Coronation Street
‘I was dreading anyone recognising me and saying: ‘Weren’t you on Hollyoaks?'(Picture: ITV)

Away from family ties, Kit has established himself as a bit of a gossip. Previously, he was seen in the pub with Craig (Colson Smith), plying him with enough booze until he eventually hinted at the fact he’s gone against the rules of the law in the past.

Earlier this month, Kit was once again in the pub with Craig, digging for information on Beth’s (Lisa George) criminal activity that’s seen her sell counterfeit t-shirts.

At the end of the episode, Kit was spotted in the ginnel talking to Sid, Beth’s sidekick. Kit told Sid that he needs to kick Beth off the team and welcome him on board instead, because he wants a portion of what they earn.

Kit then warned Sid and said if he didn’t do this, he’d happily report him to the police.

While these scenes seemingly confirmed Kit Green was a bent copper and nothing more, some fans of the ITV soap are convinced he is still hiding something else.

Specifically, is real identity.

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