text: Coronation Street star swaps Weatherfield for Hollywood - Manchester Evening News
  Ryan Prescott who plays Ryan Connor is far away from Gary Windass now
  08:23, 26 SEP 2019
  Corrie actor Ryan Prescott has been in California (Image: Ryan Prescott Instagram)
  His Coronation Street character recently got a brutal beating from soap villain Gary Windass in a Manchester alleyway but actor Ryan Prescott has been in Hollywood.
  Ryan, who plays DJ Ryan Connor, has shared photos on Instagram of himself appearing to be on a film shoot in California
  The photos show Ryan with blue makeup on his face and his bare torso on show at Big Bear Lake in southern California.
  "Big bear shoot with the boys..." said the actor who plays Michelle Connor's son.
  An atmospheric snap of the view was taken by night in Los Angeles and another dreamy shot was taken of the beach in Malibu.
  "Was a fun night for a hike round the Hollywood hills..." he said next to another photo of his surroundings.
  Corrie says Ryan hasn't left the soap and has returned to the cobbles after being on holiday, but fans wondered if he's leaving the show or had already left.
  "Ryan. You're not leaving Corrie are you???" asked one.
  And another wanted to know: "Is that your new home?"
  And another said: "Just a tad different to Manchester!"
  His fellow Corrie cast members sent supportive messages.
  "Can't wait to see this," said Katie McGlynn who plays Sinead Osbourne.
  And Faye Brookes, whose character Kate Connor recently left Weatherfield to go travelling, cheered: "YES BOI!!!"
  Ryan took over the role from Sol Heras last year.
  He previously played Flynn Buchanan in the rural soap Emmerdale in 2011.
  His anger boiling over, Gary attacked Ryan
  Ryan was brutally beaten up by builder turned loan shark Gary after failing to pay him money he owes him.
  When he landed DJ work Gary was unimpressed to catch him cashing in while owing him hundreds of pounds.
  He cornered Ryan in an alleyway and demanded his cash, and when Ryan protested that it was unpaid work, Gary dragged him away and beat him up