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Richard Fleeshman is and actor/singer/songwriter and the son of former Brookside and Coronation Street actress Sue Jenkins and actor/director David Fleeshman and has two sisters, Emily and Rosie who are also actresses.
I have known the family for many years and have done many charity events in the past where they would come and support me. As a young boy I remember Sue coming down in the daytime during set up to a particular music event I did every year and would set Richard to work helping us out with whatever needed doing at that time – he never complained just got on with it and always with a smile. He was always such a polite young man, a credit to his parents and a few years later at my wedding in 2005 he was a guest along with his family but also did me the honor of singing at the evening party – Elton John’s rendition of ‘Your Song’.
In 2002 Richard joined the cast of Coronation Street and played the role of Craig Harris that really catapulted him up there in the spotlight and his last episode was aired in October 2006. He also won Soapstar Superstar in 2006 and won £200,000 for his chosen Charity, The Kirsty Appeal which I remember well as Sue would text me to support Richard which of course I did! Richard’s true passion is singing/song writing and he signed a major record deal with Universal Records in 2007 and then completed writing his debut album – In 2008 he was invited by Sir Elton John to join him on his summer stadium tour – it doesn’t get much bigger than that!

In June 2010, Richard joined the company of Legally Blonde in London, taking over from Duncan James in the role of Warner and currently he stars in Ghost The Musical playing the role of Sam Wheat (played by Patrick Swayze in the film) He finished his role in the West End on 12th January before moving to New York to star in the new Broadway production in March which his Dad had told me a few weeks ago when had he had found out!
I went to London last week to see Richard’s last show with the Fleesman’s and a few close friends – the show is an emotional pull on the heartstrings anyway but alongside the fact it was Richard’s last night we were all in tears at the end as they took their bow to a full standing ovation and I noticed even the ushers were in tears.
We have all planned to fly to over to New York for Richard’s opening night in April – can’t wait!