CORRIE favourite Andrew Whyment has signed up for this years Im A Celebrity…Get Me Out of Here!.
The actor, 38, who has played Kirk Sutherland on the soap since 2000, becomes the 11th present and former star from the Cobbles to appear in the Aussie jungle.
Coronation Street favourite Andrew Whyment has been confirmed as the eighth celebrity who will be heading into the Aussie jungle
It means eight celebrities including former Girls Aloud star Nadine Coyle have so far been revealed.
A source said: Producers are really pleased with the line-up so far, with just a couple of faces to unveil.
“Theres a chance theyll add a couple more but in previous years theyve stuck at ten with one or two to follow.
They were chuffed to get Andrew as viewers have watched him on Coronation Street for the best part of two decades, yet know nothing about him away from Kirk.
ITV bosses are excited to have lined-up Andrew as Corrie fans have watched him for the best part of 20 years ‘yet know nothing about him away from Kirk’
Andrew was in The Royle Family before joining Corrie, and Dancing on Ice in 2012.
The source added: Soap stars always do well on Im a Celeb… so the producers have high hopes of Andrew.
Jennie McAlpine, Andrews on-screen ex Fiz Brown, came fourth in Im a Celeb in 2017.
Other Street faves to appear include Antony Cotton (Sean Tully), Nigel Havers (Lewis Archer), Helen Flanagan (Rosie Webster), Craig Charles (Lloyd Mullaney) and, last year, Sair Khan (Alya Nazir).
This years known stars include EastEnder Jacqueline Jossa, footballs Ian Wright and rugbys James Haskell.
The rest are X Factor winner Myles Stephenson, Good Morning Britain anchor Kate Garraway and Spandau Ballet star Martin Kemps son Roman Kemp, a host on Capital FM.
Im a Celeb, fronted by Ant & Dec, starts on ITV in three weeks.
