Coronation Street star Danny Young has admitted that he was "gutted" after being told that he had been axed from the soap.

The actor, who plays footballer Warren Baldwin, was dropped after just eight months on the show, after upsetting producers with his late-night partying.

"There wasn't much I could do about it except not let anyone down," Young told the Sunday Mirror. "I won't deny I was gutted I was leaving.

"But I was privileged to have worked on a massive show like Corrie. There are a hell of a lot of actors who would want to be in my shoes."

Young has also admitted that some of his off-screen antics during his early days on the show were quite foolish.

He added, "I feel like I could have done great things, but I'm not going to whinge. One thing I regret is being tainted as the bad lad so early on.

"There was a picture of me when I was 17 holding a pint of Guinness. I was promoting a pub with Ryan Thomas (Jason Grimshaw) and the owner asked me to hold it.

"I wasn't drinking, but the next day I was splashed everywhere for underage drinking. Now I think 'What a d***head, what was I thinking of? I'm an actor - I shouldn't have been doing that'. I found fame, was thrown in the deep end and got loads of attention so I acted up to the cameras - and I really learned my lesson quickly."