'Coronation Street' Kirsty is being genuine with Tyrone, says Natalie Gumede

Coronation Street newcomer Natalie Gumede has insisted that her character Kirsty Soames has no ulterior motive in her current scenes with Tyrone Dobbs.

Kirsty and Tyrone (Alan Halsall) have recently begun dating after they met on a night out. Although Tommy Duckworth initially paid Kirsty to speak to the unlucky-in-love mechanic, she has since appeared to develop real feelings for him.

Gumede told Coronation Street's official website: "I think Kirsty and Tyrone's relationship is really genuine. From the outside, it may look a little bit as if she's taking him for a ride, but I think she sees something in him that she really loves - his genuine nature."

However, Tyrone's new romance hits a stumbling block this week when his housemate Tina McIntyre (Michelle Keegan) spends the week feuding with Kirsty in a number of disputes over cars and parking.

"I think Kirsty and Tina's relationship is going to be really interesting," Gumede said. "I think she sees her as probably someone who's quite similar to herself - she's very feisty, she's very confident and a very strong young woman. So I think she's quite threatened by that."

She continued: "I have a feeling that Kirsty will hang around, even though Tina's on her back. She enjoys winding Tina up, and at the end of the day, I know she really likes Tyrone."

Coronation Street continues tonight at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV1.

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