Gregson, who grew up in Stockport, has won many British Soap Awards for his performance as McDonald, who he has played since 1989.
Simon Gregson is one of the celebrities competing on I’m a Celebrity…
Aside from Corrie, Gregson has appeared on the show All Star Family Fortunes, a celebrity special of Catchphrase and Celebrity Haunted Mansion, which he won.
The actor is a very familiar face to many British viewers, having played Steve McDonald on the ITV soap Coronation Street for more than three decades.