Andy Whyment

Andy Whyment
Born	(1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 43) Salford, England
Occupation	Actor
Years active	1993–present
Television	The Royle Family (1999–2000) Coronation Street (1990, 1997, 1999, 2000–present) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2019, 2023)
Spouse	Nichola Whyment ​ (m. 2007)​
Children	2

Andrew Whyment (/ˈwaɪmənt/, born 2 April 1981)[1] is an English actor, best known for portraying the role of Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family and Kirk Sutherland on Coronation Street.

Career

Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School in Salford.[2] His first credited part was in Cracker in 1993.[3] He also had minor roles in The Cops, Heartbeat and Where the Heart Is.[3] From 1999 to 2000, Whyment appeared as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the BBC sitcom The Royle Family.[3] Since 2000, he has played Kirk Sutherland in Coronation Street.[1]

In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the ITV reality singing competition Soapstar Superstar.[4] In July 2010, he was seen at an audition for The X Factor in Manchester; he was auditioning as his Coronation Street character and sang the Kings of Leon song "Sex on Fire".[5] He also took part in the 2012 series of Dancing on Ice and was paired up with professional skater Vicky Ogden.[2]

In 2019, he participated in the nineteenth series of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! and finished in second place.[6]

In 2023, he appeared in I'm a Celebrity... South Africa.[7]

Personal life

Whyment married his long-term girlfriend Nichola in 2007. They have two children, Thomas and Hollie.[8]

Awards

• 2003 – British Soap Award for Best Comedy Performance[9]

See also

• List of Dancing on Ice contestants
• List of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) contestants

References

1. "Who is Andy Whyment? I'm a Celebrity 2019 and Corrie star's age, wife, and more facts". Smooth. Retrieved 4 December 2019.
2. Craig, David (20 November 2019). "Meet Andy Whyment – the Coronation Street star doing I'm a Celebrity". Radio Times. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
3. Herbert, Tom (27 November 2019). "Who is Andy Whyment, who is the I'm A Celebrity star's wife and who does he play in Coronation Street?". Evening Standard. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
4. "Corrie's Richard is Soapstar Superstar". Manchester Evening News. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
5. Duke, Simon (3 December 2019). "I'm A Celebrity star Andy Whyment's secret singing past revealed as he wows in jungle karaoke". Chronicle Live. Retrieved 7 December 2019.
6. "Ex-EastEnder Jacqueline Jossa wins I'm A Celebrity". BBC News. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.
7. "I'm A Celebrity Unveils Line-Up For Upcoming All Stars Series In South Africa". HuffPost UK. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.
8. Duncan, Amy (25 April 2017). "Corrie's Andy Whyment on 'punching above his weight' as he shows off his family". Metro. Retrieved 17 April 2021.
9. "Street sweeps soap awards". BBC. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

External links

• Official website
• Andy Whyment at IMDb