Coronation Street’s Jacob Roberts spoken to by police after ‘drunk’ nightclub spat

Corrie’s Jacob Roberts was involved in a heated exchange on a night out (Picture: Mike Marsland/WireImage)

Coronation Street star Jacob Roberts was caught on camera in a late-night bust-up with a nightclub bouncer last weekend.

The actor, who has played Kit Green in the ITV soap since 2024, was spoken to by police after they were called out to defuse the situation.

Roberts, 36, was seen trying to get into Kiely’s Irish bar in Manchester with pals.

However, things turned ugly very quickly, leading to a 2am spat.

‘It was very late last Saturday night,’ a bar worker recalled. ‘We were closing for the night, but he wanted to come in. He was giving it, “Do you know who I am?” I had to phone the police.’

They vented to The Sun on Sunday that Roberts ‘thinks he is something special because he is out of Coronation Street’.

Roberts has played Kit Green since 2024 (Picture: ITV)

‘He really isn’t,’ the employee claimed, alleging that Roberts ‘wouldn’t move and wouldn’t go away’.

During the heated exchange, the soap star called the security guard a ‘d**k’, and a video posted to YouTube shows the bouncer telling a police officer: ‘This man is the policeman from Coronation Street. He’s hitting the doors trying to get in.’

‘I’ll sort it,’ the cop replies.

‘He’s just being a d**k, mate,’ Roberts then tells police. ‘I’ve walked off from it.’

A member of his entourage says: ‘They said we’re too drunk. We said, ‘Alright, we’ll leave”.’

Greater Manchester Police later confirmed they attended a disturbance outside the boozer.

His character became embroiled in a love scandal when he slept with ex-girlfriend Sarah Platt’s daughter, Bethany, and got her pregnant (Picture: ITV)

A bar staff member also called for Roberts to apologise to the doorman for his behaviour.

‘Just because you are on a soap opera, it doesn’t mean you can treat people like that.’

Salford-born Roberts has proven popular among Corrie viewers since his debut two years ago as the secret son of Bernie Winter (Jane Hazlegrove), who turned up on his doorstep, seeking a relationship after years of estrangement.

He was nominated in the best newcomer category at last year’s Soap Awards.

The detective’s storylines have seen him tamper with evidence and bend the law to get the desired outcome.

Kit was famously romantically entangled with Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien), whom he dumped upon learning she assisted in covering up Gary Windass’s (Mikey North) role in Theo Silverton’s (James Cartwright) death.

Off-screen, he is dating Caitlin Connolly (Picture: Instagram/_jacob.roberts)

A bitter Kit then slept with her daughter, Bethany (Lucy Fallon), resulting in a scandalous pregnancy.

Most recently, Roberts’s character was diagnosed with stage three breast cancer after seeking medical advice privately for a lump and nipple discharge.

His family learnt they may carry an inherited BRCA gene mutation, so his mother, Bernie, and half-sister, Gemma (Dolly-Rose Campbell), also underwent testing.

To portray his character’s chemotherapy and treatment as realistically as possible, Roberts shaved his head.

As for his off-screen life, he is dating Caitlin Connolly, a PR professional and publicity manager for Coronation Street, having met her behind the scenes.

They went Instagram-official last October and have since holidayed together and attended events.

ITV has been contacted for comment.

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