Dinsdale: 'I joined Corrie for Keegan'

Reece Dinsdale has said that working with Michelle Keegan was the reason he joined Coronation Street.

Dinsdale, 49, who plays Joe McIntyre, claimed that he couldn't possibly turn down the chance to team up with the young actress.

"The reason I’m in the show is chiefly down to Michelle," he told The Sun. "I was watching it one night and turned to my wife and said, 'That girl playing Tina is unbelievable. She's brilliant.'

"The next day my agent rang and said, 'You don't fancy playing Tina's dad in Coronation Street do you?' If you go into a soap you want to be working with good people. I've not been disappointed."

Dinsdale first found fame in ITV sitcom Home To Roost, which ran for four series between 1985 and 1990.

> Click here to read our recent interview with Michelle Keegan