Mike Toolan, the father of Coronation Street ’s Luca Toolan, has paid tribute to his son and co-stars following their award nominations. Mike is a radio DJ. He currently presents a show on Hits radio every weekday afternoon working alongside the likes of Coronation Street’s Brooke Vincent and Hollyoaks’ Gemma Atkinson .
The presenter is father to Corrie newcomer Luca Toolan. He has portrayed Mason Radcliffe since September last year and took centre stage in a storyline that highlighted bullying. When this plot kicked off, Mason manipulated student Dylan ( Liam McCheyne ) into joining his gang so they could target Liam Connor ( Charlie Wrenshall ).
Over the course of many months, Mason and Dylan were responsible for making Liam’s life hell by humiliating him in online videos, throwing rubbish at him and sending abusive messages. The situation changed dramatically for Liam when he reached the point of googling ways to end his life . Liam couldn’t see a way out of the pain he was experiencing, and believed this was the only option.
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a webbrowser that supports HTML5video Thankfully, Liam was saved by Maria (Samia Longchambon) and Gary (Mikey North). With time, the young man opened up about the ordeal Mason and Dylan put him through and when he revealed Mason had threatened him with a knife, he was arrested. Following this powerful storyline, stars Charlie Wrenshall, Luca Toolan and Liam McCheyne have .
