CORONATION Street stalwart Andy Whyment has just celebrated his 40th birthday by signing another 12-month contract to stay in the soap.
And he’s told bosses he’d happily sign on for the rest of his career if he could - because he never wants to quit Weatherfield.
Andy, 40, has now racked up close to 21 years playing Kirk Sutherland and an ITV source told The Sun that he doesn't plan on moving on soon.
An insider told us: “Andy just loves Corrie. It is in his blood and he never wants to go anywhere else. “Lots of other actors get itchy feet and want to go on to do other stuff and some think they want to star in 'higher quality' telly. “But for Andrew, there is no higher-quality telly.
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