Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell 'still gets nervous' about big scenes
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18 February 2020 - 12:00 PM

Coronation Street's Michael Le Vell 'still gets nervous' about big scenes

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Michael Le Vell "still gets nervous" about big \'Coronation Street\' scenes.

The 55-year-old actor - who has played mechanic Kevin Webster on the cobbles since 1983 - admitted despite his long run on the ITV soap, he gets "a buzz" every time he reads the new scripts.

He said: "I love every day, I still look forward to getting my scripts and finding out what is going to happen to Kevin.

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"I still get nervous when I have got big scenes, it still gives me a buzz."

Kevin is caught up in some major drama at the moment, as he covered for love interest Abi Franklin (Sally Carman) after she torched Ray Crosby\'s (Mark Frost) car.

She has been caught on camera and - as she already has a prison record and would end up back in jail - Ray attempts to exploit Kevin\'s feelings by suggesting he won\'t report the incident to police if the garage is handed over.

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Although Michael wants his character to be happy, as an actor he "loves" getting to work on deeper storylines.

He added: "For Kevin I would yes but as an actor you don\'t want your character to get too settled and I love the drama, Kevin seems to attract drama so that is great.

"It doesn\'t always need to be about romance either, it was great working with Sue Devaney who plays Kev\'s sister Debbie, I\'d love to see her come back to Weatherfield and find out the mess that Kev has got himself into.

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"He could do with someone to keep an eye on him."

And with \'Corrie\' celebrating its 60th anniversary this year, the long-running cast member admitted he never expected to still be part of the team.

He said: "Not at all , I was brought in for 12 episodes then got asked back, I never thought in a million years that I would be here this long.

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"I get asked all the time if I still love it and I really do, doing a job that I love means it doesn\'t feel like work."

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