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Andy Whyment offered new Coronation Street contract

Andy Whyment is "extremely happy" after he was offered a new one-year deal on ‘Coronation Street’.

The ‘Corrie’ star – who has played Kirk Sutherland on the ITV soap since 2000 – celebrated being offered another contract by taking to his hot tub with his favourite beverage, a Bacardi and Diet Coke.

Speaking in a video shared on his Instagram Stories, the former ‘I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out Of Here!’ star wrote: "Good evening guys, in the Lay-Z-Spa, 40 degrees, Bacardi Diet Coke, celebrating that I’ve been offered a new 12-month contract at ‘Coronation Street’, so I’m extremely happy. Cheers."

The 39-year-old actor had some other celebrating to do last month as he and his wife, Nicola, toasted their wedding anniversary at Andy’s co-star Alan Halsall’s (Tyrone Dobbs) house.

Andy wrote: "We’ve come round to spend our Anniversary with @alanhalsall @missdrewmerry93 and Sienna not seen them for 12 weeks we’ve really missed them xx (sic)"

In the picture, Andy and Nicola posed with their kids Tom and Hollie, and Alan was seen with his partner Tisha Merry – who previously starred as cobbles character Steph Britton – and his six-year-old daughter Sienna, who he shares with ex-wife and former ‘Corrie’ actress Lucy-Jo Hudson.

Alan wrote: "Lockdown has reaffirmed to me … It’s not what I have in my life that matters… It’s who I have in it that counts !!! #familytime (sic)"

Andy and Nicola also took some time for themselves, and they even got back into their wedding outfits from 13 years ago.

Alongside a snap of them posing at home, she wrote: "Happy 13th Anniversary to us!!!@andywhy36 Hopefully we get to enjoy many more years together.

"I love you (Took this pic yesterday as I wanted to see if we could fit in our clobber) (sic)"