Coronation Street star rushed to hospital with suspected rabies after monkey attack

Not the best excursion (Picture: ITV/Danielle Baguley/Shutterstock) Former Coronation Street and current Waterloo Road star Liam Scholes’ holiday last year was certainly one for the books! You guys know the story: head off to Egypt for a blissful, sun-drenched vacation, go swimming, do a bit of sight-seeing, get bitten by a monkey and end up with suspected rabies… Okay, maybe not that last bit, though that’s exactly what happened to poor Liam on his holibobs, when a rogue monkey had him heading straight for the hospital. Uploading an image to his story of him lying in a hospital bed looking a little worse-for-wear, Liam captioned it: ‘When you nearly get killed by a monkey in the desert…game is over wait for the reel guys…just you wait’. He later uploaded a collage of images of himself and the offending primate, noting the score was currently ‘Monkey: 1; Liam: 0’ After that, we heard very little of what actually happened between Liam and the angry monkey…until now, that is! The monkey bite almost certainly wasn’t high up on Liam’s to-do list (Picture: Instagram/liam_scholes_) ‘I was in a desert in Egypt, and some bloke said you can pay an extra, like, two English pounds to see their Zoo, and I thought: ‘What a great idea’, so I give him two quid, and I went in, and then he had this monkey on a lead,’ Liam told The Sun. Turns out, it wasn’t quite such a great idea. ‘And then the monkey jumps onto my shoulder and he was trying to pull the monkey off…it kind of just dug itself into my shoulder, and then my shoulder went from being normal to, like, yellow, but, like, kind of gammy, pus-y way, it was disgusting.’ Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. Liam told the man in charge that he needed to get to a hospital, but was told that he’d only call a driver if he bought the resorts photo package. ‘So I had to pay 60 quid for the photos of me on a camel, and there wasn’t a photo with me and a monkey, so I’m devastated. I’m fine though. I had to have rabies shots, and that was, like, two months, it took.’ Who did Liam Scholes play in Coronation Street? Liam played vicious bully Eli, who formed a part of a tragic hate-crime storyline, inspired by Sophie Lancaster (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock) Liam played Eli Higginson in the ITV soap, a vicious bully and associate of vile Corey Brent (Maximus Evans), who, along with Kelly Neelan (Millie Gibson), participated in a vile attack on Seb Franklin (Harry Visinoni) and Nina Lucas (Mollie Gallagher), that eventually led to Seb’s death. Corey and his father, Stefan (Paul Opacic), did everything to ensure that he escaped justice for his crime, while Eli assisted in trying to ensure Kelly took the entire rap, though the truth did come out in the end. The attack storyline was inspired by Sophie Lancaster’s story; a girl murdered because of the way she looked. Sylvia – Sophie’s mother – worked with the team at Corrie since the very start of the preparation for this storyline. Who did Liam Scholes play in Waterloo Road? Liam played a much nicer character in Waterloo Road (Picture: BBC/Wall to Wall/Warner Brothers TV Production Services Ltd/Dan Ollerhead) Liam’s Waterloo Road character, Noel McManus, was also a bit of a troublemaker initially, but was miles nicer than vile Eli. With his relationship with Stace Neville (Tillie Amartey) turning the character into a firm fan-favourite, viewers cheered them on as their relationship went from strength to strength, despite the revelation that Stace had a daughter she’d previously given up. The two eventually got engaged, and Noel helped Stace reach out to her daughter, solidifying their love. Deals of the Day Save over £700 on Simba's top-rated mattresses in this limited-time sale An Instagram mattress left me with back pain – this one completely changed my mind Book Val d'Isère, Val Thorens and Tignes for less in Club Med's ski sale From £700 MacBooks to discounted iPhones, the best Apple tech for studentsb Save 25% on red light therapy masks, sauna blankets and sleep gadgets in Bon Charge sale Arrow MORE: ‘Ageing is a beautiful thing’: Emmerdale’s Emma Atkins embracing raw look amid ‘brutal’ doubts Arrow MORE: EastEnders Priya star Sophie Khan Levy exits after three years as she confirms real-life pregnancy Arrow MORE: EastEnders legend Jo Joyner returns to set and fans are freaking out The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.