Coronation Street star Mikey North has issued an exclusive statement to OK! , in which he vehemently denies kissing his co-star Alison King at the recent National Television Awards in London.
The co-stars, who play Carla Connor and Gary Windass on the ITV soap, were filmed speaking closely during the awards ceremony in the O2 Arena on Tuesday 28 January.
Responding to claims that the pair shared a kiss, Mikey wrote: "I would like to make one thing clear: I did not kiss my co-star Alison King during the recent National Television Awards. It is beyond ludicrous to suggest that I would or that I did.
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"The grainy recording shows me simply speaking into her ear at what was a noisy public event. This report has caused me and my family a great deal of distress.
"I have an amazing wife who I adore and, as incredibly supportive as she is, it is unacceptable that she should have to deal with people seeing this kind of baseless gossip on the front page of a newspaper.
"I am so upset about this, and will not stand by while my personal reputation is tarnished. I have lodged an immediate complaint with the Independent Press Standards Organisation.”
The grainy video in question appears to show 46 year old Alison leaning in to talk to Mikey while sat next to him during the award ceremony before the pair look away then look back at one another.
The pair then appear to lean their faces towards one another, while the shocked onlooker who captured the footage can be heard gasping behind the camera.
Later in the evening, Corrie star Alison was reportedly escorted out of the star-studded bash as onlookers shared videos of Alison holding onto a mystery blonde woman’s arm while they walked out of the event.
Alison announced her engagement to fiancé David Stuckley in a stunning shoot with OK! magazine last year.
The actress revealed how the IT salesman proposed to her on a boat trip in Portugal while on holiday with friends, a year after dating.
Speaking in September, she said: “It was just a few days after our one-year anniversary. I had an inkling he was going to pop the question because he kept putting something on my finger and going: ‘Right, close your eyes and forget this ever happened!’”
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Meanwhile Mikey and his wife Rachel exclusively revealed to OK! magazine in December that they’ve welcomed their second child Eliza into the world.
Speaking at the time, the actor said: “Having children is one of the most rewarding, but also hardest, things I’ve been through in life.”
“I’ve never worked so hard. It’s certainly not all roses. Your focus is on your kids as opposed to each other.”
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