{"id":12634,"date":"2022-03-22T18:10:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:10:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1611057"},"modified":"2022-03-22T18:34:10","modified_gmt":"2022-03-22T17:34:10","slug":"coronation-streets-mikey-north-changed-his-mind-on-villain-storyline","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/coronation-streets-mikey-north-changed-his-mind-on-villain-storyline\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street\u2019s Mikey North \u2018changed his mind\u2019 on villain storyline"},"content":{"rendered":"<p class=\"rssexcerpt\"> The actor says his opinion on Gary&#8217;s darker storylines has changed over time. <\/p><p class=\"rssauthor\">By Laura Denby\n                \t\t<\/p><p class=\"rssbyline\">Published: Tuesday, 22 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p><hr class=\"wp-block-separator\"\/><?xml version=\"1.0\" encoding=\"UTF-8\" standalone=\"yes\"?>\n<!DOCTYPE html PUBLIC \"-\/\/W3C\/\/DTD HTML 4.0 Transitional\/\/EN\" \"http:\/\/www.w3.org\/TR\/REC-html40\/loose.dtd\">\n<html><body><p>Mikey North has revealed that his preferences have changed when it comes to taking on darker storylines in his <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/&quot;\">Coronation Street<\/a> role.<\/p>\n<p>It comes as his character, Gary Windass, is <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-gary-killer-confession-newsupdate\/&quot;\">set to make a big confession<\/a> over the murder of gangster Rick Neelan (Greg Wood) this week.<\/p>\n<p>When Gary\u2019s wife Maria (Samia Longchambon) informs him that due to her campaign for cleaner air, the County training ground is moving sites, he realises the new location is where he moved Rick\u2019s body to.<\/p>\n<p>Later, when Rick\u2019s terminally ill ex-wife Laura (Kel Allen) confronts Gary over the private investigator\u2019s suggestion that Rick is dead, Gary knows that time is running out and tells her everything. While you\u2019ll have to wait and see how that decision pans out for the hapless criminal, the star who plays him discusses his thoughts on his storylines.<\/p>\n<p><strong>Read more:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul><li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-gary-killer-confession-newsupdate\/&quot;\">Coronation Street star teases Gary\u2019s killer confession<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<li><strong><a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-gary-windass-killed-explained\/&quot;\">Who did Gary Windass kill in Coronation Street?<\/a><\/strong><\/li>\n<\/ul><p>Speaking to press via <a href=\"\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a39488311\/coronation-street-mikey-north-changed-mind-gary\/&quot;\" target=\"&quot;_blank&quot;\" rel=\"&quot;noopener&quot; noopener noreferrer\">Digital Spy<\/a>, North says that he enjoys playing a mix of genres much more these days. \u201cWhen I was younger, and I think this is my 14th or 15th year now, in these interviews all I said was: \u2018I just want to be the bad guy. I love being the bad guy and getting into fights and all of that\u201d.<\/p>\n<p>\u201cBut maybe it\u2019s me getting a little bit older. It\u2019s all good doing that, but playing the nicer, happy, jack the lad, there\u2019s a bit of comedy in there and I\u2019ve definitely started to enjoy that more as I\u2019ve got older. I like the best of both worlds of getting to do bits of both.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Luckily for the actor, in between <a href=\"&quot;https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/tv\/soaps\/coronation-street\/coronation-street-gary-windass-killed-explained\/&quot;\">Gary\u2019s multiple illegal activities<\/a> there has still been some classic Corrie fun for the character. Gary is still seen sharing the occasional lighthearted scene with brother-in-law Kirk Sutherland (Andy Whyment) and taking part in the usual community capers.<\/p>\n<p>North also spoke about the current storyline as he gave an insight into Gary\u2019s choices. \u201cGary has got a temper on him and he does things without thinking, but it was all for a purpose and for a reason. Rick\u2019s murder in particular was all in self-defence. That\u2019s my story and I\u2019m sticking to it!\u201d<\/p> <p>Perhaps the reason it\u2019s taken so long for Gary to be caught out is due to his good intentions, as viewers will note that he never actually intends to kill anyone! And the star feels the same way.<\/p>\n<div class=\"&quot;embed\" embed-image=\"\" embed-image-center=\"\" embed-image-medium=\"\" data-align=\"&quot;center&quot;\" data-size=\"&quot;medium&quot;\">\n<div class=\"&quot;embed-inner\" crop-1x1=\"\">\n<div>\u201cA lot of trouble he gets into is through him trying to do the right thing but doing the wrong thing. He\u2019s not doing it for being nasty\u2019s sake. There is often a method behind his madness, it\u2019s just not very thought out.\u201d<\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div>Asked whether he believes Gary should face justice, North is divided on the issue. \u201cI think it depends totally on the manner of how that happens,\u201d he explained, making the comparison to evil villains like Pat Phelan who killed just \u201cfor the sake of that\u201d.<\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div>\u201cBut if there is that redeeming factor and we can show that someone has changed themselves around, or there is a reason why they did it in the first place, I think it becomes more forgivable. I think it just depends on the circumstances.\u201d<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<\/div>\n<div\/>\n<div>North concludes by adding how much he\u2019s enjoyed portraying Gary over the years. \u201cHe always means well and as he\u2019s got older, he\u2019s become a little bit softer and a little bit more amenable as time has gone on. 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