Corrie's Simon: 'I'll brave theatre to see Kate'

Simon Gregson has said he'll go to see Katherine Kelly do her stage turn - even though he hates the theatre.

Katherine has just left Coronation Street as trouble-maker Becky and Simon, who played her ex-husband Steve, said he'd like to go and see her in She Stoops To Conquer at the National Theatre in London.

He said: "I guess I'll see it. I'm not a big fan of the theatre. One of the Corrie directors called me an anti-thespian and I think he's probably right."

He went on: "I'll go down and support my friends. I don't know if I'll be able to sit through the whole thing though. I just don't like being in theatres. She's a proper actress through and through, whereas I'm the complete opposite. I'll be like, 'I saw the beginning, now I'm off to the pub...' But no I'll go and support her."

Becky's explosive last episode saw her leave the Street in the arms of her new boyfriend, having proved to Steve that Tracy lied about her miscarriage.