Luke's a loser in love!

Luke's a loser in love!
Luke's a loser in love!

Luke loses Michelle to Peter but he's not giving up, reveals Coronation Street actor Craig Kelly... How keen is Luke on Michelle? "He's fallen for her – and why wouldn't he? She's gorgeous and she's got something about her. She's a very foxy chick." Does he think Peter is a real threat? "Not at first. He's so confident in himself he's sure he'll get the girl." So how does Luke feel when he sees Michelle leaving Peter's flat the morning after the night before? "He's hurt. Knowing Michelle's more into Peter than him makes Luke realise just how much he really likes her." Does he tell her how he feels? "He tells her he's fallen for her and asks her not to go on the tour with the band… but he realises he's wasting his time. Peter also tells Michelle he's fallen for her in a big way but she still leaves." What's Luke looking for – a steady girlfriend or just a bit of fun? "Luke wants to have fun until the right girl comes along – and he believes Michelle is that girl. He'd rather have a regular girlfriend than play the field." So he'll still want Michelle when she comes back from touring? "He's hoping she'll return thinking she made a dreadful mistake." Will he date anyone in the meantime? "Rosie throws herself at him and at first he’s not sure. But she is a bit of a sex bomb and he goes for her..." Is Luke a player? "He has been in the past but I don't think he is any more. He had a girlfriend he loved but she died when they were on holiday in Greece. He told Michelle about that. The thing about him is he's not as tough as he looks. It's all a big front and he's quite vulnerable underneath." Are you enjoying the love triangle story? "It's great but it's been a bit too brief for my liking. I have enjoyed showing another side to Luke, although kissing Kym Marsh was a bit embarrassing. But I really thank God that Corrie goes out at 7.30pm and kissing is all I have to do. In Queer As Folk I had to take my top off... a lot!"

Patrick McLennan

Patrick McLennan is a London-based journalist and documentary maker who has worked as a writer, sub-editor, digital editor and TV producer in the UK and New Zealand. His CV includes spells as a news producer at the BBC and TVNZ, as well as web editor for Time Inc UK. He has produced TV news and entertainment features on personalities as diverse as Nick Cave, Tom Hardy, Clive James, Jodie Marsh and Kevin Bacon and he co-produced and directed The Ponds, which has screened in UK cinemas, BBC Four and is currently available on Netflix. 


An entertainment writer with a diverse taste in TV and film, he lists Seinfeld, The Sopranos, The Chase, The Thick of It and Detectorists among his favourite shows, but steers well clear of most sci-fi.