Coronation Street's Sam Robertson has hinted he could quit over his latest storyline.
The 36-year-old actor has played Adam Barlow in the long-running ITV show since 2004.
The character is currently embroiled in a turbulent marriage to Tina O'Brien's Sarah Platt.
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The couple have experienced a rocky patch since Lydia Chambers arrived on Weatherfield and the soap star admitted he was troubled by the development over its similarities with a previous storyline.
He said: "Sometimes you pick up a script and I feel like I am doing that same scene as I did 12 months ago.
“At first, I was a little bit troubled by it because we did a storyline when Adam had a fling with Carla. I don’t know if it’s too soon for more of that?
“Tina and I have gone from working together and a lot of harmony to suddenly being at each other’s throats. So it’s been really tough to do that again so soon."
Sam temporarily exited the soap in 2007 before returning in 2016 - and said he feels the character "needs to recalibrate".
He said: "Sometimes it’s hard to see the light at the end of the tunnel, it has been five and a half months that we’ve been in this storyline.
“I definitely feel like it needs to recalibrate. Who is this character I’m playing now? With the confusion Adam is feeling, I’m kind of feeling that myself as an actor.”
Sam is currently taking time away from acting and admitted working throughout the pandemic had been a challenge.
He added: "I was coming home at night to a hotel room on my own. Sometimes you feel like you’re stuck in a bit of a rut. The job takes over your life.”
Coronation Street airs weekdays on Monday, Wednesday and Friday
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