Meet the man who sacked Father Christmas
Tuesday 22nd December 2009, 5:29PM GMT.
Steve Chapman in Coronation Street
Meet Steve Chapman – the Shropshire man who sacked Santa Claus. Mr Chapman, from Whitchurch, was seen on Coronation Street giving Father Christmas – Ken Barlow – his marching orders during an episode screened earlier this month.
But Mr Chapman, 49, who has been working as a television and theatre actor for a number of years, insists he is no grinch.
“Even though I fired Santa, I actually love Christmas and have been out and about in north Shropshire Chris-tmas markets selling mulled wine and spiced Welsh cakes. It’s definitely one of my favourite times of year,” said Mr Chapman, who is also an organiser of Whitchurch’s Blackberry Fair.
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