Soap fans are frothing over former Emmerdale star Max Parker’s upcoming new TV show – appearing in a coming-of-age military drama weeks after getting married to fromer co-star
Former Emmerdale star Max Parker has turned on his fans after yelling like a marine commander while promoting his latest TV project. The 33-year-old soap star will soon be seen in the new Netflix comedy-drama Boots.
The eight-part series is based on the memoir The Pink Marine by Greg Cope White and follows a character named Cameron Cope, played by 13 Reasons Why star Miles Heizer. Former ITV star Max plays the character Sergeant Robert “Bobby” Sullivan who is seen barking at new recruits in the official trailer.
Eagle-eyed fans watching the trailer for the new series – which is due to stream on Netflix from 9 October – have spotted Max whipping off his top for a suggestive scene. The actor, who married fellow Emmerdale hunk Kris Mochrie in August, has been whipping fans into a frenzy of excitement about the show.
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Over on Instagram, he has been promoting the series, sharing a trailer on his main feed. He wrote alongside the clip: “LISTEN UP RECRUITS!!! Here’s the trailer for our new show #BOOTS. GET READY FOR OCT 9 only on @netflix.”
And fans seemed more than ready to follow their orders – with one writing in response: “CAN NOT WAIT to see this! Congratulations!” And another typing: “This looks fantastic” along with clapping hands emojis.
In a recent interview with Hunger Magazine, Max shared how his personal life influenced his performance in the show.
He explained: “I did put a lot of stuff from my own personal life into this thing… He’s searching for something… He’s lost, but he’s also got this anger that he’s getting out into the world in ways that he doesn’t necessarily mean to. He’s just trying to be what people expect him to be, which is why the more scripts that I got sent, it was pretty obvious that I was perfect to do it.”
He added: “Does that sound bigheaded? That’s not what I meant!” Max also explained how ruthless his training was to get in shape for the show, which led him to a military training camp in New Orleans, where he learned exactly what Marines go through.
He revealed: “It was a baptism of fire for me. I don’t come from a military background, so I didn’t really know what the hell was going on. I think it helped in [learning to be] a drill instructor, knowing exactly the things that would get to a lot of the recruits when you’re screaming in their faces.
“I think I permanently damaged my voice from screaming. I used to sing back in the day, so I have a few tricks to bring the voice back, but it was relentless.”
His description is echoed by co-star Miles, who recently said of Max to Attitude magazine: “He’s so different than in real life. It’s incredible. He’s so intense and intimidating. I was so impressed because, again, our connection is so different in real life.”
Boots is created by Andy Parker and directed by Peter Hoar – and includes Vera Farmiga within the cast. The eight part drama is due for release on Netflix on Thursday 9 October.
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