Jack P Shepherd, who plays David Platt in Coronation Street, was forced to apologise after making jokes about the fire at the kennels Hundreds of Coronation Street fans have called for Jack P Shepherd to be sacked after he made jokes about the Manchester Dogs' Home fire which claimed the lives of 60 animals. The actor, 26, who plays David Platt in the ITV soap, was forced into an apology after causing uproar on Twitter when he said: 'I have a million 'hot dog' jokes'. When people responded with complaints and messages of disbelief he added: 'You guys need to lighten up. #GetItLightenUp.'
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Jack P Shepherd, 26, said: 'I have a million 'hot dog' jokes' after kennel fire
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He then tweeted: 'You guys need to lighten up. #GetItLightenUp'
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The Coronation Street star was forced to issue a grovelling apology
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He will be spoken to by ITV bosses after fans called for him to be fired
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More than £1.36million has been raised for Manchester Dogs' Home
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Hundreds of people have offered to provide permanent homes for the dogs
@placeholder bosses pledged to speak to the actor, who has appeared in the show since he was 12, after reading his tweets.