Coronation Street star John Michie has discussed his role as murderer Karl Munro.

Karl is planning to kill Dev Alahan as he comes closer to revealing the truth about Sunita's death.

Michie told The Sun: "I don't think Karl has it in him to kill in cold blood, but he is unstable. The only thing he cares about is Stella (Michelle Collins) - and now he's got her back, he's desperate to hold on to her.

"But if he's pushed too far he'll react on the spur of the moment, so he is dangerous."

Michie said of the reaction he gets from fans: "I get a lot of attention - from sick people!

"It's funny but lots of ladies do seem to have a soft spot for him even though he's done bad, bad things.

"Women do like a bad man. The thing is, you never actually saw Karl do the dastardly deed [killing Sunita] so maybe if you're someone who's attracted to him, you can gloss over that bit."

The actor also spoke about whether he would ever return to his role as DI Robbie Ross in Taggart.

"I'm sure there's a good chance Taggart will return," he said. "I'd certainly be up for another series or even just a one-off to tie everything up.

"It would be great if someone like [Doctor Who writer] Steven Moffat, who's from Edinburgh, wrote the last episode."