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Katie Fitzpatrick

Coronation Street favourite Jude Riordan congratulated by fans and co-stars as he shares personal achievement

He's bowled fans over with his acting talents Sam Blakeman in Coronation Street, and fans are mightily impressed after rising star Jude Riordan shared an achievement away from the famous cobbles.

Jude, who has played Sam since October 2020, has been racking up the awards and award nominations after making his debut in Weathefield as the son of Nick Tilsley and the late Natasha Blakeman.

He won Best Newcomer at the Inside Soap awards and he collected the Best Newcomer gong at the National Television Awards.

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And his followers on Twitter have asked if there is no end to his talents after he posted a photo of himself proudly holding up a certificate.

Jude on Coronation Street as Sam (ITV)

He told them: "Passed my Clarinet Exam today."

And, in a nod to the touring musical about a group of school children transformed into a rock band, he joked: "Next stop @SchoolOfRockUK."

He shared a hashtag for the St Helens Music Service Hub Award as he shared his triumph.

Co-stars and fans rushed to congratulate him including Tony Maudsley, who plays undertake George Shuttleworth on Coronation Street.

He arrived in Weatherfield in October 2020 (ITV)

"WooHoooo! Congrats Jude!!!" he cheered.

Elle Mulvaney, who plays Amy Barlow, congratulated: "Well done Jude!!!"

Corrie fan Mike Jones tweeted: "Is there no end to your talents?"

And Jude replied: "Well I need to remember to make my bed every morning."

Marcy Kingsley told him: "Well done Jude, you little super star."

And Lindsey50918023 said: "Huge congratulations young man. Is there anything you can't do?!

"Keep being the amazing young man that you are, you're going to go really far in your life, keep smashing everything to the best of your ability.

Jude's character won hearts of diehard Coronation Street viewers after he discovered that Nick was his father.

While getting to know his dad he had a rocky start with Nick's partner Leanne Battersby as she grieved the loss of her three-year-old son Oliver.

Then the youngster had a new heartbreaking storyline when his mum Natasha was gunned down and killed in a case of mistaken identity in October.

Sam is so grief-stricken he has been unable to speak since the tragedy.

Viewers of the ITV soap were left in bits when Sam went to see his mum to say a final goodbye.

In devastating scenes little Sam told her how much she meant to him and how he was worried he didn't express that he loved her enough when she was alive.

Jude, like his character, is 10 and he also stars in Sky's Brassic as Michelle Keegan's on-screen son Tyler Croft.

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