Coronation Street's latest up and coming star has been flooded with messages of support as he gets started on a big week. But Jude Riordan, better known as Sam Blakeman on the ITV soap, has other things on his mind right now.
The Manchester Evening News is reporting that the 10-year-old is currently getting stuck into his Sats at school away from the most famous street on television.
Corrie favourite Jude took to his Instagram account, which is run by his parents, on Monday, May 9, to post a message for all his fellow Year Six students. He posted an image which showed various pictures and said: "SATS don't measure sports, SATS don't measure art, SATS don't measure music or the kindness in your heart."
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The message continued: "SATS don't see your magic, how you make others smile. SATS don't time how quickly you can run a mile. SATS don't hear your laughter, or see you've come this far. SATS are just a tiny glimpse of who you really are.
"So sitting at the table with a pencil and your test. We don't need SATS to tell us: You're amazing and have tried your best."
Adding a message of support, Jude continued: "We have got this Year 6. We are almost there. SATS week is here. 2 crazy years of school or NO school or little school. WE ARE MORE THAN A TEST."
He added: "Good luck to everyone taking SATS this week. My school are doing a breakfast week for Y6 so our tums are full and we have time to settle."
The response his post had been extraordinary with messages of support flooding in from fans of the pint-sized actor. But first, his on-screen mum Rachel Leskovac, who played Natasha Blakeman, added her response: "This is amazing just like you."
@dancingqueenhornsby07 wrote: "Good luck Jude, I’m sure you will smash it." while @acullen1972 commented: "Good luck Jude and all the Year 6's. You're all amazing, no matter what the result."
@daisydoll77944 said: "Those words are wonderful and very very true......all the best Jude," while @jennyhw70 shared: "Best of luck to you, your friends and to all year 6’s!!! These exams do not measure how good you all are at all!!"
Ahead of his big week at school, Jude enjoyed a day with his family as he brought them along to the cobbles. The young soap star took to Instagram to share some snaps alongside his older brother, Zach, and his parents. He shared a snap of the siblings peering from behind the wall in the street's back alleys while another snap showed the family soaking up the sun while treading the cobbles.
"Sam & Oscar mucking about in the ginnel," he captioned the post after sharing a snap of himself alongside co-stars Isabella and William Flanagan, who play Hope Stape and Joseph Brown, and their Emmerdale star sister Amelia, who stars in the rival ITV soap as April Windsor.
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