'Coronation Street' Michelle Keegan excited over Tina, Kirsty clashes

Coronation Street star Michelle Keegan has revealed that she is thrilled with Tina McIntyre's new rivalry storyline.

Tina has recently been clashing with Kirsty Soames (Natalie Gumede), the feisty police officer who is now dating Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall).

Keegan told PA of the plotline: "It's great because I think at a point Tina went a bit sort of 'housewife'. She was very happy in a relationship, there was no conflict in her life and I think now that Kirsty's come in, it's put a spanner in the mix, so it's good.

"They have a clash of personalities. Kirsty's very controlling whereas Tina just wants everything to be chilled. There's more to come - watch this space with them two."

The 24-year-old said that she is also enjoying Tina's relationship with local doctor Matt Carter, played by Oliver Mellor.

"I've never worked with Ollie before and he's a really great actor and he's such a laugh on set. He's so funny," she explained.

"It's really nice working with new people. I was used to working with Jack [P Shepherd] and Craig [Gazey], so it's nice to expand who I'm working with now."

Keegan won the 'Sexiest Female' prize at the Inside Soap Awards 2011 earlier this week.

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