Perdita
17-01-2010, 16:33
Coronation Street bosses have reportedly ordered Michelle Keegan to tone down her tan.
The People claims that Keegan, who plays Tina McIntyre in the soap, was told that her look didn't fit in with the rest of the cast.
"Michelle has always been a fan of tanning and loves the way it makes her look," a source said. "But over the past few months she has obviously been overdoing it a bit. The producers asked her to tone it down. She was quite embarrassed but was able to see the funny side. She laughed about it with Ryan Thomas and the other members of the cast."
The insider continued: "The producers were worried that Michelle's character Tina was beginning to look more like a WAG than a girl from Weatherfield. Tina is supposed to be sexy and glamourous, but she has also got to fit in with the cast around her.
"The heavily bronzed, sun-kissed look is more Footballer's Wives than Coronation Street and that's why the show bosses decided to step in. Luckily Michelle took it really well and agreed to tone down the tanning in future."
A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed that Keegan had been asked to stop tanning but explained that it was because of upcoming storylines in the soap.
"The producers asked Michelle to tone down her tan for a few weeks," the representative said. "Tina is about to go through emotional problems and will find it hard to leave the house. So it wouldn't make sense for her to have a tan. Michelle agreed and was more than happy to give the tanning a break for the time being."
The People claims that Keegan, who plays Tina McIntyre in the soap, was told that her look didn't fit in with the rest of the cast.
"Michelle has always been a fan of tanning and loves the way it makes her look," a source said. "But over the past few months she has obviously been overdoing it a bit. The producers asked her to tone it down. She was quite embarrassed but was able to see the funny side. She laughed about it with Ryan Thomas and the other members of the cast."
The insider continued: "The producers were worried that Michelle's character Tina was beginning to look more like a WAG than a girl from Weatherfield. Tina is supposed to be sexy and glamourous, but she has also got to fit in with the cast around her.
"The heavily bronzed, sun-kissed look is more Footballer's Wives than Coronation Street and that's why the show bosses decided to step in. Luckily Michelle took it really well and agreed to tone down the tanning in future."
A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed that Keegan had been asked to stop tanning but explained that it was because of upcoming storylines in the soap.
"The producers asked Michelle to tone down her tan for a few weeks," the representative said. "Tina is about to go through emotional problems and will find it hard to leave the house. So it wouldn't make sense for her to have a tan. Michelle agreed and was more than happy to give the tanning a break for the time being."