Coronation Street’s Bill Roache jumps out of a place as he goes skydiving at 91-years-old
Coronation Street’s Bill Roache jumps out of a plane while skydiving aged 91 and gushes: ‘you know how birds feel’
On Sunday, Bill Roache jumped out of a plane at the age of 91 when he went skydiving.
The Coronation Street star shared footage of his epic stunt in a pre-recorded segment, dat aired during Monday’s episode of Lorraine.
Bill first discussed his reasons for wanting to go on his epic adventure in the sky, explaining how others who skydive said it’s “the best thing they’ve ever done in their lives,” adding, “And I’m sure I will, join that group.’
The beloved actor admitted his feelings prior to the skydive were “all over the place,” but reassured viewers by adding, “A dominant is excitement.”
Bill joked that he hoped he would have “a parachute on” when he jumped out of the plane with an instructor, while being shown how to position his body during a run-through of the ground skydive.
Legend! On Sunday, Bill Roache, 91, jumped out of a plane while skydiving and shared footage of his epic stunt in a pre-recorded segment, which aired during Lorraine on Monday
Why? Bill first discussed his reasons for wanting to go on his epic adventure in the sky, explaining how others who skydive say it’s “the best thing they’ve ever done in their lives.”
Nervous: The beloved actor admitted his feelings prior to the skydive were ‘all over the place’ but reassured viewers by adding, ‘a dominant is excitement’
Bill zipped himself into his blue and yellow suit and strapped on to a harness as Lenny Kravitz’s hit song Fly Away played in the background.
Grinning broadly as he sat on the edge of the plane, the excited actor was taken from the plane inch by inch by the instructor strapped to his back.
The duo then dove out of the plane in an exhilarating free fall, flipping upside down with the wind in their faces before the parachute burst open.
Bill eventually landed on the floor to a thunderous round of applause, with the soap star blown away as he admitted that his “breath was taken away” during the “amazing” skydive.
He said, ‘You can’t breathe and it’s quite shocking. But then when the parachute opens and you see the beautiful view, and that is beautiful. You just slow down and you know how birds feel. It’s really great.’
Speaking on Friday’s episode of Lorraine about his upcoming skydive, Bill insisted he didn’t want to slow down.
He said, “I do a Sunday morning skydive for a community good cause. You may not acknowledge your age. People say slow down, but if you don’t use it, you lose it.”
Joker: He joked that he hoped to have “a parachute on” when he jumped out of the plane with an instructor, while being shown how to position his body during a run-through on the ground
There they go! The actor was lifted from the plane by the instructor strapped to his back
OMG: The duo then dove out of the plane in an exhilarating free fall, flipping upside down with the wind in their faces, before the parachute popped open
Astonishing! Bill finally landed on the floor to a thunderous round of applause, with the soap star blown away as he admitted his ‘breath was taken away’ during the ‘amazing’ skydive