# Andy Whyment

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English actor

Andy Whyment Born (1981-04-02) 2 April 1981 (age 45) Salford, England Occupation Actor Years active 1993–present Television The Royle Family (1999–2000) Coronation Street (1990, 1997, 1999, 2000–present) I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (2019, 2023) Spouse Nichola Whyment ​ (m. 2007)​ Children 2

**Andrew Whyment** ([/ˈwaɪmənt/](https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Help:IPA/English), born 2 April 1981)[1] is an English actor, best known for playing Darren Sinclair-Jones in the [BBC](/source/BBC_One) sitcom *[The Royle Family](/source/The_Royle_Family)*, and [Kirk Sutherland](/source/Kirk_Sutherland) on *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)*.

## Career

Whyment trained at the Laine Johnson Theatre School in Salford.[2] His first credited part was in *[Cracker](/source/Cracker_(British_TV_series))* in 1993.[3] He also had minor roles in *[The Cops](/source/The_Cops_(British_TV_series))*, *[Heartbeat](/source/Heartbeat_(British_TV_series))* and *[Where the Heart Is](/source/Where_the_Heart_Is_(British_TV_series))*.[3] From 1999 to 2000, Whyment appeared as Darren Sinclair-Jones in the [BBC](/source/BBC_One) sitcom *[The Royle Family](/source/The_Royle_Family)*.[3] Since 2000, he has played [Kirk Sutherland](/source/Kirk_Sutherland) in *[Coronation Street](/source/Coronation_Street)*.[1]

In 2006, Whyment appeared as a contestant in the [ITV](/source/ITV_(TV_network)) reality singing competition *[Soapstar Superstar](/source/Soapstar_Superstar)*.[4] In July 2010, he was seen at an audition for *[The X Factor](/source/The_X_Factor_(British_TV_series))* in [Manchester](/source/Manchester); he was auditioning as his *Coronation Street* character and sang the [Kings of Leon](/source/Kings_of_Leon) song "[Sex on Fire](/source/Sex_on_Fire)".[5] He also took part in the 2012 series of *[Dancing on Ice](/source/Dancing_on_Ice)* and was paired up with professional skater [Vicky Ogden](/source/Vicky_Ogden).[2]

In 2019, he participated in the [nineteenth series](/source/I'm_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(British_series_19)) of *[I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here!](/source/I'm_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(British_TV_series))* and finished in second place.[6]

In 2023, he appeared in *[I'm a Celebrity... South Africa](/source/I'm_a_Celebrity..._South_Africa)*.[7]

## Personal life

Whyment married his long-term girlfriend Nichola in 2007. They have two children.[8]

## Awards

- 2003 – [British Soap Award](/source/British_Soap_Award) for Best Comedy Performance[9]

## See also

- [List of Dancing on Ice contestants](/source/List_of_Dancing_on_Ice_contestants)

- [List of I'm a Celebrity...Get Me Out of Here! (British TV series) contestants](/source/List_of_I'm_a_Celebrity...Get_Me_Out_of_Here!_(British_TV_series)_contestants)

## References

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-bio_1-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-bio_1-1) ["Who is Andy Whyment? I'm a Celebrity 2019 and Corrie star's age, wife, and more facts"](https://www.smoothradio.com/news/entertainment/im-a-celebrity/andrew-whyment-age-wife-children/). *[Smooth](/source/Smooth_Radio_(2014))*. Retrieved 4 December 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-RTimes_2-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-RTimes_2-1) Craig, David (20 November 2019). ["Meet Andy Whyment – the Coronation Street star doing I'm a Celebrity"](https://www.radiotimes.com/tv/entertainment/reality-tv/who-is-andy-whyment-im-a-celebrity/). *[Radio Times](/source/Radio_Times)*. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

1. ^ [***a***](#cite_ref-Credits_3-0) [***b***](#cite_ref-Credits_3-1) [***c***](#cite_ref-Credits_3-2) Herbert, Tom (27 November 2019). ["Who is Andy Whyment, who is the I'm A Celebrity star's wife and who does he play in Coronation Street?"](https://wwe.standard.co.uk/showbiz/celebrity-news/andy-whyment-im-a-celeb-coronation-street-kirk-a4292986.html%3famp). *[Evening Standard](/source/Evening_Standard)*. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-4)** ["Corrie's Richard is Soapstar Superstar"](https://www.manchestereveningnews.co.uk/news/greater-manchester-news/corries-richard-is-soapstar-superstar-1220231.amp). *[Manchester Evening News](/source/Manchester_Evening_News)*. 14 January 2006. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-5)** Duke, Simon (3 December 2019). ["I'm A Celebrity star Andy Whyment's secret singing past revealed as he wows in jungle karaoke"](https://www.chroniclelive.co.uk/news/tv/im-celebrity-andy-whyment-singing-17359368). *[Chronicle Live](/source/Chronicle_Live)*. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-6)** ["Ex-EastEnder Jacqueline Jossa wins I'm A Celebrity"](https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/entertainment-arts-50690624). *BBC News*. 8 December 2019. Retrieved 8 December 2019.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-7)** ["I'm A Celebrity Unveils Line-Up For Upcoming All Stars Series In South Africa"](https://www.huffingtonpost.co.uk/entry/im-a-celebrity-south-africa-all-stars-series-unveils-line-up_uk_641feb28e4b03793a8b004ec). *HuffPost UK*. 26 March 2023. Retrieved 26 March 2023.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-8)** Duncan, Amy (25 April 2017). ["Corrie's Andy Whyment on 'punching above his weight' as he shows off his family"](https://metro.co.uk/2017/04/25/coronation-streets-andy-whyment-on-punching-above-his-weight-for-years-as-he-shows-off-his-gorgeous-family-6596339/). *Metro*. Retrieved 17 April 2021.

1. **[^](#cite_ref-9)** ["Street sweeps soap awards"](https://news.bbc.co.uk/2/hi/entertainment/3017361.stm). *[BBC](/source/BBC)*. 10 May 2003. Retrieved 7 December 2019.

## External links

- [Official website](https://web.archive.org/web/20070328184911/http://andywhyment.co.uk)

- [Andy Whyment](https://www.imdb.com/name/nm0926654/) at [IMDb](/source/IMDb_(identifier))

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