TVTV NewsCoronation StreetIdris Nazir, played by Junade Khan, made his debut on the Coronation Street cobbles back in May18:50, 07 Jul 2026Updated 19:04, 07 Jul 2026Coronation Street newcomer, Idris Nazir, has been centre stage this week on the ITV soap.‌Idris, played by Junade Khan, made his debut on the cobbles back in May as the newest member of the Nazir family. Idris has wasted no time in starting a romance with Leanne Battersby and recruiting Brody Michaelis for his business.‌In scenes this week, Idris has come under fire after Abi Webster discovered he was her landlord and has been ignoring her calls. Things have gone from bad to worse with the discovery of black mould in young Alfie's room with the little one rushed to A&E.‌With Idris taking centre stage on the cobbles, soap watchers have been left intrigued by actor Junade's, 44, life away from the ITV soap.Junade is married to wife Gem and the duo recently celebrated their tenth wedding anniversary together. Gem is a presenter and singer who owns PopGems Academy, which is an award-winning performing arts school run by Gem and Junade.‌The couple have two young children - a daughter called Alara-Star and son called Pacino. Junade's two kids have followed in their famous dad's footsteps as they are both child actors.Speaking before his debut on the cobbles, the actor said: "My mum and mother-in-law watch Coronation Street avidly, so they’re very excited."And my kids are actually on screen more than me! My daughter worked with Angelina Jolie in a film called Anxious People and did a Ridley Scott film, and my little boy has done a Marvel film and Waffle the Wonder Dog. So now there’s me in Corrie - it’s all good!"‌Back in May, Gem and their two children joined Junade on the cobbles as they posed for fun Weatherfield snaps.Gem penned: "We loved visiting Jay at work yesterday while it’s half term. Made even more special being the first day his character Idris was arriving on screen.Article continues below"The kids were very excited to stay up late at the hotel and watch Daddy’s arrival on the cobbles with him & spot the places they’d visited! They loved getting involved pulling pints at the Rovers and serving us at Roy’s Rolls.""We are all so proud of him. Thank you Corrie for being so kind and welcoming to us all, and thank you to everyone for all the lovely messages and support #KhansOntCobbles."Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8:30pm on ITV and ITV X.Choose Daily Mirror as a 'Preferred Source' on Google News for quick access to the news you value.‌Coronation StreetSoap operas