Real life of ITV Corrie's James Bailey actor Nathan Graham including surprising age and link to Ant and Dec

Coronation Street's James Bailey shocked viewers o f the ITV soap when he suddenly collapsed on a football pitch. The Weatherfield County footballer hid his credentials in order to join the Rovers Return versus Flying Horse football match.

When the Flying Horse took the lead it was over to James to try and win the match. With only minutes remaining, James gave the game his all, putting the Rovers in front. But suddenly he collapsed and his dad Ed rushed across the pitch frantically calling an ambulance as eldest son Michael performs CPR.

He has since been told he suffered a cardiac arrest but will make a recovery. Howeber, his footballing career continues to hang by a thread as he learned he may have to give up his football career due to a heart condition known as cardiomyopathy.

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With him at the centre of another important storyline, we thought we'd take a look into the life of the man who plays him, Nathan Graham. The actor joined the ITV soap in 2019 as part of the Bailey family. Nathan is believed to have studied musical theatre at Bird College and his only other television credit is for the short film Bus Stop Romeo.

But he has had stage success, having appeared in Dreamgirls, Miss Saigon, 20th Century Boy and Loserville. And it is pre-Corrie career that leads to his links to famous TV double act Ant and Dec.

Nathan actually appeared as a back-up dancer on the duo's hit ITV show Ant & Dec's Saturday Night Takeaway back in 2015. He proudly posted a screengrab of himself standing behind Ant McPartlin to his Instagram page.

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