Leigh Francis wants 'Corrie' cameo

Leigh Francis reportedly wants a role in Coronation Street.

The comedian, better known as his alter ego Keith Lemon, has asked his friend Samia Smith (Maria Connor) to organise a cameo, according to Inside Soap.

She said: "My friend Leigh Francis keeps saying to me 'Get me in the salon!'

"We'd love to have him in. He's mental, he just makes thing up as he goes along and you have to roll with it - I'd probably end up in a huge fit of giggles."

Smith also revealed that she would like to have Kiefer Sutherland on the ITV1 soap.

"I'm obsessed with 24 and Kiefer Sutherland, who played Jack Bauer. Apparently he's a Corrie fan as well - I'd love to get him in as a guest star," she said.