Apparently next month he'll be going off for a holiday in Cyprus, where he'll meet Julie. And, as Julie lives in Manchester, the relationship may turn out to be more than a holiday romance.

Julie will be played by Katy Cavanagh, who has popped up in The Bill, Dalziel & Pascoe, Shameless and Holby City. A Corrie spokesperson told Inside Soap: "Kirk's had a pretty tough time of late, but he's finally found a kindred spirit in Julie."

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