Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has admitted that she rarely gets chatted up by fans of the soap.

The 22-year-old actress, best known for playing Weatherfield favourite Tina McIntyre, claimed that men are more likely to approach her friends when she goes for girls’ nights out on the town.

Speaking to The Mirror, Keegan explained: “I really don’t get chatted up. I can’t even remember the last time it happened. If I have a night out with girlfriends, they might get guys coming up to them. But me? No.
“I think I got chatted up more before I joined the show actually. I don’t know why. Perhaps guys are scared of me and think I’m going to be feisty like Tina and get a mouthful if they talk to me.”

Michelle has the title of ‘Sexiest Female’ at this year’s Inside Soap Awards, is currently dating club promoter Brad Howard.

She said: “Things are good between us and it’s quite a serious relationship. We were friends to start with, which I think has helped. But we don’t live together and we have our own lives and we each do our own thing. We haven’t spoken about moving in together – we’re happy with the way things are at the moment.”