'Coronation Street' needs more hunks, says Kym Marsh

Coronation Street star Kym Marsh has said that the soap needs to recruit more "muscle-bound hunks".

The 35-year-old, who plays Michelle Connor in the ITV show, appealed to show bosses to recruit some "eye candy" for the current "women-heavy" cast.

"They need some new men, I think," she told PA. "We're very women-heavy in Corrie, aren't we?

"We've got to have some eye candy, particularly of our age, like in our thirties. There's not really many guys to go round for girls. They do tend to be muscle-bound hunks, but we don't mind that."

However, Marsh had no complaints about Michelle's conquests, who include Steve McDonald (Simon Gregson), Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) and her fiancé Ciaran McCarthy (Keith Duffy), who left Weatherfield in Friday's episode.

"I've been very fortunate because I've had some really great partners on screen, Simon being the one I was with for the longest," she said. "We had good fun together.

"I really enjoyed my brief stint with Chris Gascoyne as well. I think he's so heavyweight, he's brilliant, and obviously Keith who's missed by everyone, so yeah I've been really lucky."

Marsh's Corrie co-star Oliver Mellor (Dr Matt Carter) has admitted that he feels under pressure to be a 'soap hunk'.

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