Overview

• Cotton turned 50 on August 5, celebrating the milestone on the Coronation Street set at the Rovers Return bar.
• Co-stars including Sally Dynevor and Jodie Prenger posted heartfelt birthday messages on social media.
• In Instagram posts, he thanked thousands of well-wishers, acknowledged that ‘life is hard’ and paid tribute to his family, Coronation Street, military ‘tribes’.
• Appointed MBE in 2022 for services to British Army personnel and veterans, he will travel to Harrogate as an inspecting officer at the Army Foundation College.
• He has portrayed Sean Tully since 2003, making him one of Coronation Street’s longest-serving cast members.