Binns: 'Some fans want Molly to go for it'

Coronation Street star Vicky Binns has claimed that many female viewers are supporting her character's affair.

In recent months, fans have seen Binns's alter ego Molly Dobbs cheating on her husband Tyrone (Alan Halsall) with married mechanic Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell).

Discussing the storyline in an interview with Coronation Street's website, Binns revealed: "There are actually quite a few women who say 'go for it' - people are really taken by it.

"I think it's because it wasn't expected but you kind of believe it and it's definitely captured people's imagination - and led them to shout at me in the street all the time!"

Earlier this year, Binns admitted that she feared a viewer backlash due to the storyline.

On the negative comments she has since received, the actress added: "I can't go anywhere. Literally it's just so awful. Everyone keeps saying 'poor Tyrone'. And there's all that 'you leave Kevin alone'."

Le Vell recently threatened to quit Coronation Street if the infidelity plotline doesn't end when Kevin's wife Sally (Sally Whittaker) is diagnosed with breast cancer.