UPDATE: |Coronation Street star Luca Toolan shares personal update with love from famous dad after starting ‘new chapter’ News

Fans of the ITV soap best known the actor for playing Mason Radcliffe on the cobbles and were left devastated when the character was killed off

Coronation Street star Luca Toolan was flooded with messages as he shared a personal update on social media, with his famous dad also sharing a sweet tribute.

Fans of the ITV soap best known the actor for playing Mason Radcliffe on the cobbles and were left devastated at the start of the year when the character was killed off in heartbreaking scenes as the serious topic of knife crime was tackled on-screen.

The former Weatherfield High bully, played by newcomer Luca, had been trying to turn his life around after he was imprisoned himself for possessing a knife amidst a cruel bullying campaign against fellow school pupil Liam Connor.

When he returned to the cobbles, he was taken under the wing of Stu Carpenter and Yasmeen Nazir and later Tim and Sally Metcalfe. While he wasn’t welcomed by everyone on the street, he still tried to make amends but he couldn’t escape his past and his brothers arrived to cause havoc, not just for their sibling, last year.

It culminated in the shocking scenes where Mason and Dylan Wilson were attacked by Matty and Logan as Mason tried to retrieve some family photos from their flat to take with him to Germany after accepting a job offer from Stu.

It was revealed that Dylan had brought the knife he’d been hiding for months in a bid to help save Mason. Scared, he threatened Matty and Logan, only for Logan to take the knife and as Mason jumped to Dylan’s defence, Matty pushed his younger sibling in Logan’s direction and right into the zombie knife.

It was Abi Webster was then the first at the scene to find Mason bleeding and did her best to stop the flow of blood before the ambulance showed up, which was delayed due to a hoax call. Betsy Swain arrived, and she and Abi assured a scared Mason that he would be alright. However, the attempts to save his life ultimately failed and it was later confirmed that Mason had died as a result of his injuries.

After his final scenes aired, Luca took to social media and shared: “Thank you. What an honour and privilege it’s been to be apart of this show, and to be trusted with this story. Truly. I’ve met some of the most incredible friends I’ll cherish for life that have been beyond supportive and loving. I’m at a loss for words to quantify what they mean and what this experience has meant to me.

“Through the highs and the lows Liam, Charlie and Karen been there since day 1. I owe them all so much. To the incredible army that makes this show and to the all the supporters of it thank you for making a lads dream come true. Thanks God always You’ve supported me through all. @charliespromisecharity.”

Now, Luca has offered fresh personal update, months on from his emotional soap exit and just days after sharing a string of sun-soaked snaps on social media and calling it a ‘new chapter’.

Taking to Instagram, the soap star revealed he was celebrating a major milestone as he turned 21. He posted a snap of himself and his dad, Hits Radio star Mike Toolan, out for dinner alongside another snap of himself sipping a glass of fizz. Alongside the post, he wrote: “Twenty flipping one.

“Genuinely feel so lucky to have such an incredible circle around me. From earlier school days to people I’ve met from acting recently, and everything in between. God bless you all. My old man thank you for being such a supportive role model and mum thank you for being you I love you both so much.”

And the birthday wishes quickly came flooding in. Corrie Liam star Charlie Wrenshall said: “happy birthday brothaaaa.” Liam McCheyne, who plays Dylan, commented: “Happy birthday pickle.”

Betsy actress Sydney Martin got distracted as she wrote in the comments section: “tash is coming on.” Sam Blakeman star Jude Riordan shared: “HBD Luca.” Alex Bain, who played Simon Barlow, added: “Sorry I’m so late! Hope you had a brilliant day! and I hope you got the bevs in too!”

Meanwhile, radio star Mike took to his own Instagram page to pay tribute to his son on his special day. Sharing pictures of Luca over the years, he shared: “So lucky to have a son who’s also the most decent bloke I know.

“Watching you make your way in the world fills me with pride every day. Happy 21st @lucatoolan.” Luca then sweetly replied: “Love you dad.”