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Emmerdale's Chris Coghill says he hates excruciating and horrible singing scenes

Chris Coghill spoke about the overwhelmingly positive reaction to his Emmerdale character Kev Townsend, but unlike the fans he hates his singing scenes

[Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) and Lewis Barton (Bradley Riches)]

Kev has been hoping to make amends with his son Lewis (Bradley Riches)(Image: ITV)

Kev Townsend (Chris Coghill) initially arrived in the Dales as Robert Sugdens (Ryan Hawley) secret husband, who he met and married in prison.

The character started off as a typical villain, he manipulated Robert by playing up his heart condition lying that he didnt have long to live and even took him and Aaron (Danny Miller) as hostages in dramatic scenes complete with a samurai sword.

Despite his antics, the reaction to the character was overwhelmingly positive, and fans loved him. His short stint on the show was then extended into a longer run, and hes still there almost a year later.

[The actor wasnt a fan of the plot line]

The actor wasnt a fan of the plot line

Chris says the initial plan for Kevs character was to kill him off: The first time around they were like Kevs this horrible manipulator who forced Robert to marry him in prison. Hes coming out [of prison] and hes gunna die.

The actor wasnt a fan of the plot line so they settled with him pretending to die instead: I went Im not going to do it if he dies, [So they said] alright, he doesnt die he just pretends to die.

He says he always knew how his first stint on the show would play out, and Kev exited the show back in January after deciding his son Lewis (Bradley Riches) would be better off without him. This didnt last long, though, and Kev made a comeback in June, hoping to reconnect with Lewis.

Chris says he wasnt supposed to return but the producers asked him to come back: [It] wasnt what we intended to happen, and they asked me to come back within about five weeks

['If I could sing I wouldnt be an actor I wouldve been in a band in the 90s']

'If I could sing I wouldnt be an actor I wouldve been in a band in the 90s'(Image: ITV)

This time around we see a more vulnerable side to Kev and start to understand why he is the way he is: Theres scenes where you can go from psycho to vulnerable to quite slapstick and quite hapless and then back to being scared again all in one scene which is quite unusual to do.

Its a bit like a playground, you can do everything all at once

Chris says he loves the freedom of the role and being able to add his own touches to Kevs character: They give me freedom to change, mess about with bits and scenes and stuff.

Im just doing what Im doing and Im really liking it

One thing that the fans love but Chris doesnt is the singing scenes, calling them excruciating and horrible. Kev famously announced that he was Lewiss dad by performing Father and Son to him. Chris jokingly says he absolutely f****** hates those scenes.

[Producer] Laura did say to me the other week, do you want to do All I Want For Christmas Is You? And I said if you keep me til Christmas 2028 Ill do it then.

He joked: If I could sing I wouldnt be an actor I wouldve been in a band in the 90s.

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