Coronation Street fans just learning beloved star has little-known talent

Coronation Street fans have been left amazed as they discovered something they ‘didn’t realise’ about one of their favourite actors, and it turns out he has a hidden talent

Coronation Street lovers have been floored after learning a little-known fact about one of the show’s stars. Actor Andy Whyment has graced our screens for the past quarter-century as the endearing Kirk Sutherland, not counting his uncredited appearances.

In fact, he made brief appearances on the ITV soap in 1990 and 1997, where he was simply referred to as Mark. He also had a minor role as Wayne, a man buying fireworks in The Kabin. It wasn’t until the turn of the millennium in 2000 that Andy officially joined the regular cast as Kirk. However, it’s Andy’s recent adventures beyond the cobbles of Weatherfield that have set tongues wagging.

The soap star was among the first to witness Noel and Liam Gallagher’s homecoming performance as they kicked off their five-show run at Heaton Park on Friday night (July 11), reports the Manchester Evening News.

Oasis’ sold-out series of hometown gigs, which will run until July 20, are expected to draw 340,000 fans from around the world to Manchester over the coming week.

Thanks to his mate Shaun Ryder, Andy got to experience the Gallagher brothers’ first Manchester gig since 2009. The Corrie star and Happy Mondays frontman struck up a friendship after appearing together on I’m A Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here.

But Andy Whyment’s own musical talents have been thrust into the spotlight following a video that surfaced on r/coronationstreet, the home of Coronation Street fans on Reddit. Captioned: “Kirk doing a bit of singing,” the video sparked a flurry of fan reactions.

One exclaimed: “Well, now I want a few more karaoke nights at the Rovers!” Another remarked: “In all seriousness though, Andy’s vocals are excellent! it would be brilliant imo if the show had a serious singing scene with Kirk and Glenda!”

A third chimed in: “That was awesome!!!!” The clip was originally posted by @traveltradeinsider on Instagram: “Based on this impromptu performance by @andywhy36 while we were at the @f1 he should be the @oasis warm up.

“What a talented individual, showing how to nail the @kingsofleon Use Somebody. Thinking we need @simoncowell to get him on Celebrity X Factor!”

Andy responded to the buzz: “It’s was a fantastic weekend mate, always love to get up and do a song or two when there is a microphone available.” The Instagram post also drew in heaps of praise.

@icedabullz_1 was impressed: “Wow didn’t realise that Kirk can sing better than most singers out there.”

Source: Mirror