'Coronation Street' actor Jack P Shepherd has claimed that his character David Platt is misunderstood and "just wants to be loved".
According to the show's official website, the actor told InsideSoap Yearbook: "David can do some malicious things but I think he just wants to be loved. He craves a bit of affection."
"He's never had much attention from his mum, Gail. She was always running around after David's brother, Nick, and Sarah and then she moved on to caring about Bethany, so David just feels like he was pushed to one side," he said.
"He's found that by being bad he gets lots of attention. That's the only time Gail really notices him."
Shepherd said: "David could go down a really dark path, but there are different sides to him. David is an emotional character and he can do comedy - he's quite a comedian sometimes."
"I think he does have different dimensions to his character, which makes him so much fun to watch. But probably his main strength is being a nasty, evil, twisted little git."
