Simon Gregson – Coronation Street – Age 46

Simon Gregson has one tragic thing in common with his Coronation Street character. As fathers he and his on-screen persona Steve McDonald had to go through the heartache of losing a child at or before its birth.

Gregson and his wife Emma Gleave have since decided against having more children after she suffered an ectopic pregnancy. Still, the couple lives a happy life with their three sons in their family home in Cheshire. The British Soap Award winner continues to star as Steve on Corrie and seems to have no plans of leaving the cobbles.