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Coronation Street’s Rob Mallard has revealed that his hand tremor has gotten “worse” since fans saw it in an interview four years ago.
The 30-year-old Manchester actor, who has played Daniel Osbourne in the ITV hit soap since 2016, has been open about his mild tremor which he first noticed at the age of 14.
Since fans saw it during an interview on This Morning in 2018, pointing out that he seemed “nervous” and “nervous,” Rob has said the neurological condition has continued to worsen.
Opening: Coronation Street’s Rob Mallard has revealed that his hand tremor has gotten ‘worse’ since fans saw it during an interview four years ago (pictured in 2018 on This Morning)
Essential tremors cause involuntary and ‘rhythmic shaking’ – and Rob explained that he ‘didn’t realize’ it would get worse as he got older.
His condition is in the same family as Parkinson’s and Motor Neuron Disease.
Doctors insisted they “couldn’t do anything” after he was diagnosed in his mid-20s. He contacted the National Tremor Foundation, who guided him with advice.
As for working on Corrie’s cobbled streets, the 30-year-old actor has said that he just needs constant practice to make it second nature – so his shakes are less obvious.
Speaking to The Express, Rob explained: “I really manage with humor because if you don’t it can get frustrating.
“You get very caught up in yourself, so I kind of look at it with a humorous perspective.
Working position: The 30-year-old Manchester actor, who has played Daniel Osbourne (left) in the ITV hit soap since 2016, is open about his mild tremor
‘They are all aware of this at work. If there is something or if I need to do something, I will usually just practice and practice and practice. But when I shake and it’s very obvious, I just stop and say ‘can I go again?”.
In an interview with Holly Willoughby and Philip Schofield on This Morning in January 2018, Rob seemed incredibly nervous during the live broadcast, especially trembling as he talked to the presenters.
The soap star, 25, seemed a little confused speaking of his honor of being nominated for the prestigious award and seemed to accidentally slip a plot detail in the process.
But fans watching from home noticed that Rob was a little tense and took to Twitter to comment on it.
“Is it just me or is this man shaking?” one asked, while another posted: ‘I’m way too distracted by his quivering hair’.
One concerned tweeter wrote: ‘God is he okay? He looks pretty nervous.’
Part of the furniture: Working on Corrie’s cobbled streets, the 30-year-old actor has said he just needs constant practice to make it second nature – so his shakes are less obvious
Another person joked that he drank the energy drinks that Holly and Phil had shown earlier in the morning on the show.
“Think Rob has hit the This Morning demo stash of energy drinks,” was one person’s comment, followed by another who posted “He’s been on the Red Bull.”
Two months later, the actor reappeared on the daytime show to reveal that he was suffering from the progressive neurological disease.
Rob told hosts Phillip and Holly that he was encouraged to speak out after fans noticed his tremor during an appearance on the ITV show in January, admitting he sometimes has to use props when filming.
He told them in the interview: ‘Like most people it manifests first in the hands, but then it can spread, so sometimes I get it on my neck and my head will shake.
“Then it’s a progressive disease, so by the time I’m 50, it could be in the larynx, down the back of the spine, down the legs, all the way down the arms. It can be quite grueling. I’ve had this for almost 10 years.’
Rob said he had tried to hide the illness, but after fans noticed his trembling in a This Morning interview, he decided to speak out.
Struggles: Two months after his appearance that worried fans, the actor reappeared on the daytime show to reveal that he was suffering from the progressive neurological disease
“My solution was to hide and manage because of the job I have, it could really have an adverse effect on my ability to be cast,” he added.
“So it was something I tried to keep a lid on. But once it aired live on TV, I was incredibly embarrassed and then angry, and then I started getting a lot of messages from people on Twitter saying “me too.”
“So I thought an unnecessary spotlight has been thrown on me here and instead of just letting it pass me by, I can redirect it.”
Speaking to the Express, he added that he has been looking at magnetic renosance-guided targeted ultrasound treatment to address his tremor.
He said that although he is not at the stage where he is ‘ready’ for the NHS’s incisionless procedure, he would ‘definitely’ want to continue – because after treatment the tremor can still return.
Is he doing okay? The 25-year-old soap star seemed a little confused speaking of his honor to be nominated for the prestigious award and seemed to accidentally slip a plot detail in the process