Coronation Street's Steve McDonald will try to back out of his wedding when the venue burns down.

Simon Gregson

Simon Gregson

The serial soap marrier - who is played by Simon Gregson - is set to tie the knot for a seventh time, a record in Soapland, after he popped the question to Tracy Barlow (Kate Ford), but the nuptials may not go ahead if the crafty cabbie has his way.

An ITV source told The Sun's Bizarre TV column: "Steve is the most prolific groom in soap history but he'll do his utmost to wriggle out of marrying Tracy."

Steve and Tracy - who previously tied the knot in 2012 - are all set to get hitched in a lovely castle setting, but tragedy ensues when there is a blaze at the beautiful building, leaving them venue-less.

While the cobbles resident will try to use the inferno as an excuse to delay their big day, the fiery florist has other ideas and demands the deposit be returned so they can get venue-hunting again.

If Steve doesn't tie the knot he still has six other weddings to look back on.

He started off his familiarity with being a groom in 1995 when he married Vicky Arden (Chloe Newsome), against the wishes of her grandfather, cobbles legend Alec Gilroy (Roy Barraclough), and Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear).

But Steve's first marriage was short-lived when Vicky left him just a year later and divorced him while he was in prison after he was sent down for handling hooky whisky.

Steve waited until the 00s until he popped the question again, to Karen Phillips (Suranne Jones), and he was married to her from 2001 to 2003. They later re-married in 2004 before splitting for good in 2006.

During their one-year break, Steve hopped into bed with Tracy and she went on to have their daughter Amy McDonald (Elle Mulvaney).

Steve was back on the marriage train in 2009, tying the knot with Katherine Kelly's 'Corrie' character Becky Granger, but they split in 2011, and one year later he reunited with Tracy to wed her for the first time.

He was in church again in 2015 to marry Michelle Connor (Kym Marsh) and she later gave birth to their son Ruairi prematurely, but the youngster, sadly, did not survive.

Steve and Michelle split up after she discovered he had fathered a son, Oliver, with Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) following a one-night stand.

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