Corrie's Ben Driscoll star Aaron McCusker bans son, 16, from watching him in Shameless

EXCLUSIVE: Corrie's Ben Driscoll star Aaron McCusker bans son, 16, from watching him in ShamelessCorrie star Aaron McCusker on his biggest role since Shameless, watching the show with his daughter, and the shocking revelations set to rock fans of the much-loved soap3amSue Lee and Hannah Britt, Senior Reporter Mirror Features07:00, 05 Apr 2026View 5 ImagesAaron McCusker, who plays Rovers Return landlord Ben Driscoll on Coronation StreetWhen Aaron McCusker settles down to watch Coronation Street with his six-year-old daughter he’s filled with happiness and relief, as she watches her daddy on the telly. A big hit with Corrie viewers as Rovers Return landlord Ben Driscoll, it is his biggest role since playing Jamie Maguire in Shameless, from 2007 to 2013. While the hit series won countless awards, noted for its explicit sexual content, nudity, violence and drug abuse, it wasn’t a show he’d have watched with his kids.‌It’s also a relief for Aaron, who lives in Manchester with wife Jennie and their three children, Sam, 16, Corey, 13, and Rosie, not to have to travel for work. But his two boys are more interested in sport and music than watching their dad on the cobbles. Only Rosie seems to feel the pull of the limelight.‌He says: “She often helps me with my lines. She picks it up well actually. I was sitting on the couch with her and we were watching Corrie. Simon Gregson came on screen and she went ‘oh, there’s Steve.’ I said ‘how do you know that’s Steve?’ and she went ‘because I read his lines.’ If any of my kids become an actor it will be her.”‌READ MORE: Corrie's Gail star Helen Worth gives honest verdict on soap co-stars after 50 yearsSadly, it’s his Shameless role and not Corrie that’s harnessed his son’s curiosity. He says: “My 16 year-old keeps asking if he can watch Shameless and I’m like ‘no, no, no!’ I won’t let him. A 16 year-old should not be watching Shameless. All I ever got in Shameless was sex scenes and all he’d see is dad’s arse on screen! Th...