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.

New Netflix drama Adolescence focuses 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 Cooper plays the lead role of 13-year-old Jamie Miller in Adolescence, which also stars Ashley Walters and Stephen 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 and Oscar winner.

He will star in Emerald Fennel’s remake of Wuthering Heights, which is based on the 1847 novel by Emily 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.

𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝐜𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐

Alongside an A-List actor Jacob Elordi playing Heathcliff

𝐏𝐥𝐞𝐚𝐬𝐞 𝐟𝐨𝐥𝐥𝐨𝐰 “𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: 𝑐𝑜𝑟𝑟𝑖𝑒𝑠𝑛𝑒𝑤𝑠.𝑖𝑛𝑓𝑜” 𝐭𝐨 𝐮𝐩𝐝𝐚𝐭𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐞𝐱𝐜𝐥𝐮𝐬𝐢𝐯𝐞 𝐮𝐬𝐞𝐟𝐮𝐥 𝐢𝐧𝐟𝐨𝐫𝐦𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧. 𝐘𝐨𝐮𝐫 𝐬𝐮𝐩𝐩𝐨𝐫𝐭 𝐢𝐬 𝐭𝐡𝐞 𝐦𝐨𝐭𝐢𝐯𝐚𝐭𝐢𝐨𝐧 𝐟𝐨𝐫 𝐮𝐬 𝐭𝐨𝐛𝐫𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐲𝐨𝐮 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐫𝐞𝐬𝐭𝐢𝐧𝐠 𝐜𝐨𝐧𝐭𝐞𝐧𝐭 𝐚𝐧𝐝 𝐦𝐨𝐫𝐞 𝐢𝐧-𝐝𝐞𝐩𝐭𝐡 𝐜𝐨𝐨𝐤𝐢𝐞𝐬