The 46-year-old former professional boxer, who competed in Dancing on Ice last year, struck up a relationship with Coronation Street star Claire, 53, during the show.
The upcoming episodes of Coronation Street are set to be packed with drama and flames as sneak peaks of the Weatherfield inferno and other scenes have been released.
The actress's famous family also includes a mother who has featured in Coronation Street for almost 40 years, a father who has written Emmerdale episodes and a TV star grandmother.
As Britain's longest running soap, Coronation Street has weathered many storms. There was the explosive 50th-anniversary tram crash, Pat Phelan's reign of terror and Daisy's stalking hell.
Parents have been left furious after taking their children to a 'rip-off' Christmas grotto endorsed by celebrities including Coronation Street's Helen Flanagan and Love Island's Hannah Elizabeth.
The husband of Coronation Street actress Carol Royle died after diving into a freezing outdoor swimming pool at his local David Lloyd leisure centre, MailOnline can reveal.