Carter-J said he was shocked to be offered the role of Harry Plat in Coronation Street earlier this year, and said people in his home town had started to recognize him in the street.

Her mother Abbie said: “Being from Manchester you grow up watching Coronation Street anyway, so when your child is cast as one of the Platts it’s just crazy.

“I’m really, really proud of him.”

Carter-J said he enjoyed playing young Williams because “I’m more like him”, adding that the experience of attending the premiere was great because there were “loads and loads of famous people”.

Regarding acting, he said he aimed to “just think about how would I feel if I was Robbie, what would he feel like, will he feel this way in this situation”.

The 10-year-old said he now has two weeks off from filming Coronation Street for Christmas and is looking forward to enjoying some time off after a busy year.