New Coronation Street hunk, Craig Kelly, joined the soap last night as new factory boss Luke Strong.

Craig has revealed to MSN that he jumped at the chance to appear on the soap and didn’t hesitate to accept, when he was offered the part.

He said: “It’s a very good role, so when it came to it, I couldn’t turn it down.

“I know it’s such a massive show and that brings its own pressure, but I thought if I don’t give it a go, I’ll probably regret it, so I just dived in.”

When he was asked if he is prepared for allt he attention appearing in such a huge TV show will bring he replied:

“I’m not sure, only time will tell. I’ve been acting for about 16 years, and I’ve had various degrees of it, and certainly when I did Queer As Folk, that was very, very intense, but I’m sure this is something else.

“I’ve done lots before, so I’ll take it all with a pinch of salt anyway.”