Former X Factor winner Shayne Ward has certainly got Kym Marsh’s vote for when he joins Coronation Street this summer.
The 30-year-old has been cast as Aiden Connor, the cousin of Kym’s character Michelle Connor, on the long-running ITV soap.
‘We’re very excited about Shayne coming in, it’s nice to have another Connor joining the Street,’ Kym told Metro.co.uk at the British Soap Awards on Saturday.
‘We’ll just have to wait and see what dramas he brings, but I’m sure he’s going to be great.’
Certain to be getting knickers in a twist at the factory, the 38-year-old also said that hunky Shayne would provide some ‘much needed eye candy’ on the cobbles.