Andy Whyment wants to stay in ‘Coronation Street’ for another 22 years.
Corrie star Andy Whyment wants to stay on the soap for another 22 years
The 41-year-old actor has played Kirk Sutherland on the ITV soap since 2000, and he is keen to remain on the famous cobbles until the show's bosses give him the boot.
Andy - who previously starred in 'I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here!' - said: “If ‘Corrie’ will have me, I’d love to be there. When I came out of the jungle, I was asked in an interview what my plans were, and the answer was, 'I’m going back to ‘Corrie’.' It’s my bread and butter – and I’ll be there until they tell me Kirk is no longer required.
“When you first start you take each day as it comes. Even now I still don’t take it for granted, as I’ve seen so many people come and go. Every year when I get a new contract, my wife and I raise a glass to say ‘Cheers’ – as that’s another year off the mortgage."
Before heading to Weatherfield, Andy starred as Darren Sinclair-Jones in BBC sitcom 'The Royle Family’ and then joined 'Corrie' in 2000.
And the star still finds it "surreal" that he is on the ITV soap.
He added to Inside Soap magazine: “When I was on ‘The Royle Family’, I really didn’t realise how big that show was. But when you go into ‘Coronation Street’ it’s huge, and I can’t get away with going unnoticed – as soon as people hear my voice, they know its Kirk from ‘Coronation Street’.
“I still find it surreal, although at the end of the day, I’m just doing a job that I’ve always loved. Even now, when I go through the barriers at work, I still get a buzz thinking, ‘I’m going to be on the cobbles for the day.’
“I like to think that I’m as lovable as Kirk is, and that I’m loyal as well. To be honest, I have quite a boring life! I do my job, come home, go to play golf now and again and go to Old Trafford. And I think Kirk is quite similar in that he goes home to Beth and the dog.”