ITV Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Tamzin Meyer 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 By Tamzin Meyer 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 As fans question Ollie Driscoll's age, here's how old Coronation Street actor Raphael Akuwudike is in real life Ollie is currently dating Lauren Bolton Ollie Driscoll Raphael Akuwudike Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Tamzin Meyer 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 By Tamzin Meyer 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 On-screen in Coronation Street, Ollie Driscoll is dating Lauren Bolton but fans are eager to know his age. Ollie’s age hasn’t actually been mentioned in the soap, but it’s clear that he’s older than his teenage brother Will. Well, while Ollie’s age might be a mystery, we have a good idea how old actor Raphael Akuwudike is. Here’s what we know. Ollie and Lauren have started to date (Credit: ITV) Ollie Driscoll and Lauren’s love life in Coronation Street Since ex Dee-Dee left the cobbles, Ollie has taken a liking to single mum Lauren Bolton. With Lauren working behind the bar at the Rovers, Ollie’s been keen to impress her with his culinary skills. Article Continues Below Read all the latest Spoilers After his mate pulled out of a karaoke night, Ollie asked Lauren to join him instead. She enjoyed the night but got the wrong end of the stick, thinking that Ollie had made the whole excuse up just to end up on a date with her when he was actually telling the truth. Soon after, Ollie invited Lauren out on another date to a student party. Lauren headed over to Betsy’s for some outfit advice, before returning after the date to admit that she’d been ‘friend-zoned.’ After some meddling from Betsy, it turned out that both Ollie and Lauren had feelings for each other after all and had misread the situation.Don't miss a single story! Add us as a Preferred Source in Google for all your Coronation Street newsIt's important to us that you never miss our articles when searching for stories! We have all the latest TV news & schedules to share with our community of loyal readers. Click here and tick TVGuide.co.uk to ensure you see stories from us first in Google Search. When Maggie Driscoll found out about Ollie and Lauren’s budding romance though, she made it clear where she stood. She thought that Ollie could do better than ‘low-life’ Lauren, even meddling with the rota so that their next date would be cancelled. But, how long can Maggie get in the way of romance? How old is actor Raphael? (Credit: ITV) Coronation Street fans baffled by Ollie Driscoll age With Ollie having dated Dee-Dee who was much older than 19-year-old Lauren Bolton, fans are struggling to place his age. They reckon he’s in his 30s but have been left second guessing themselves. Taking to Reddit, one fan wrote: “Just curious, how old is Ollie supposed to be? I was surprised when he was showing interest in Lauren because I know she is at least 19 or 20 by now but I guess I was thinking Ollie was like, early 30s?” Another said: “I always thought he was older, because Dee-Dee is in her early 30s (or so I assumed)?” A third person shared: “Considering that Maggie has just turned 65, Ben must be around 45? Then we have to speculate how young he was when Ollie was born. If he was like 18 that would put Ollie around 27.” Here’s how old actor Raphael Akuwudike is Ollie’s age hasn’t been announced in the show but he can be placed at around 26-28 years old. Actor Raphael plays roles between 16-30, meaning that the maximum age Ollie could be is 30. Actor Raphael Akuwudike’s age isn’t publicly known, but we have a good idea of how old the star could be based on his previous acting experience. The star graduated from the Drama Centre London in 2022 with a BA Hons. This would make the actor at least 25 years old (the age he is likely to be if he went straight into studying for his degree at the average age of 18.) In 2019, Raphael starred in a stage production called The Jumper Factory with other young actors. At the time, all actors in the production were aged between 18-25. This would mean that the oldest Raphael could be is 32 years old. Read more: Here’s how old Coronation Street Jack Webster actor Kyran Bowes is Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google Good to Know Share Add as preferred source on Google Add as preferred source on Google By Tamzin Meyer 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 By Tamzin Meyer 23 Feb 2026, 12:02 Next Story
