From the Dales to the Cobbles
From Sunday People
CAINATION STEmmerdale bad boy Dingle set to give girls the wobbles when he hits the cobbles
Exclusive by Melanie Swan
FORMER Emmerdale hunk Jeff Hordley is set to sign a £200,000 deal to become a heart-throb in rival ITV1 soap Coronation Street.
The floppy-haired actor bedded a string of women in the Dales as bad boy Cain Dingle.
Now he's poised to break women's hearts in Weatherfield too.
But he won't be such a bad lad as scheming Cain, as Jeff hinted last week when referring to a new career move.
He said: "This time there is a good side to my character. I think fans of Cain might just be surprised."
It means he will be acting with his real-life wife Zoe, 32, who has just joined Corrie as Casey, Claire Peacock's new pal. She was also in Emmerdale for a year.
Manchester-born Jeff, 36, who quit the soap last September after six years on the Dales, has been snapped up by Corrie boss Steve Frost.
An insider revealed: "Steve has known Jeff for several years from when they worked together on Emmerdale. They're good pals.
"Steve put him at the top of his hit-list for new signings. He has had his eye on him for ages.
"He'll be a sure-fire hit with the ladies because he's got an army of adoring fans and he's a strong character for the show."
The source added: "It's not been decided where he'll fit in yet as the finer details are still being discussed. But for sure he'll be thrown into a hot romance with one of the show's leading ladies."
His character Cain seduced a bevy of beauties including Sadie King :sick: :rotfl: (played by Patsy Kensit) and Charity Dingle (Emma Atkins).
Other conquests were sexy Jasmine Thomas (Jenna-Louise Coleman) and barmaid Toni Daggart (Kerry Stacey).
A Corrie spokesperson confirmed Frost's move for Jeff, saying: "Steve knew him from Emmerdale and likes him."
