Waterloo Road child star, 14, has a famous dad… but can you see the family resemblance?

Waterloo Road returned to television screens after an eight-year hiatus on Tuesday, with many famous faces returning to the BBC One drama.

But one child star is part of a famous family, 14-year-old Scarlett Thomas, who plays Izzie Charles on the show, shares showbiz connections.

The budding actress is not only the daughter of Coronation Street star Ryan Thomas and 39-year-old Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien, but she found fame on soap opera alongside Scarlett’s 38-year-old father.

Tina played Sarah Platt and Ryan played Jason Grimshaw.

Scarlett is also the niece of Ryan’s brother, Adam, who plays their on-screen father, Donte.

On screen: Waterloo Road returned to TV screens after an eight-year hiatus on Tuesday, with many famous faces returning to the BBC One drama, including Scarlet Thomas (pictured)

Adam returned to his role as Donté on the school series opposite his on-screen wife Chloe, played by Katie Griffiths, after a 15-year hiatus.

The show is a complete family affair with Adam’s 7-year-old son Teddy, whom he shares with his wife Caroline Thomas, who also plays their on-screen son.

Cast: Scarlett Thomas, 14, (center), who plays Izzie Charles on the show, is the daughter of former Corrie stars Ryan Thomas and Tina O’Brien, who played Jason Grimshaw and Sarah Platt.

It comes after Adam revealed what it was really like working with his son Teddy and niece Scarlett on the Waterloo Road reboot.

The 34-year-old actor has recounted how he wondered what he had “got himself into” after the young couple argued on the first day on set, before things calmed down.

Speaking on Wednesday, Lorraine Adam said: “I know children very well, I have my son Teddy and my niece on the show with me as my children.”

Parents: The teen has acting in her blood as her mother is Coronation Street’s Tina O’Brien, 39, who found soap opera fame alongside her 38-year-old father (on the soap in 2006)

“The first day on set they were arguing, Teddy was crying and I was like ‘what have I gotten myself into?

‘But they’ve been amazing and I hate to say it, but they’re better than me!’

On his return to the show in general, he added: “I did the first series, I was there for four series, and it was the best time of my life, so to be asked to come back 13/14 years later was incredible.” ‘

“To come back so many years later and see our characters (Dante and Chloe) as one big happy family was nice.”

Honest: It comes after Adam revealed what it was really like to work with his son Teddy and niece Scarlett on the Waterloo Road reboot.

The Waterloo Road reboot cast has begun filming in Greater Manchester in time for an expected release later this year, almost seven years after it was scrapped by the BBC.

Other actors have been announced to play the student characters including Adam Abbou as Danny Lewis, Priyasasha Kumari as Samia Choudhry, and Noah Valentine as Preston Walters.

Adam Ali has been cast as Kai Sharif, while Alicia Forde joins as Kelly-Jo Rafferty, Francesco Piacentini-Smith as Dean Weever, Liam Scholes as Noel McManus and Lucy Eleanor Begg as Caz Williams.

Busy: Speaking on Wednesday, Lorraine Adam said: “I know children very well, I have my son Teddy and my niece on the show with me as my children.”