Coronation Street actor Mikey North has been seen looking glum during a Manchester night out with pals after refuting claims he smooched fellow co-star Alison King at the NTAs.
Putting the drama behind him, the Coronation Street cast member was seen strolling through Media City and sipping a pint of Guinness at The Dockyard Pub with friends.
The 33-year-old was joined by four other lads as they made their way through the streets, with the small screen star leading the way.
Clutching onto his phone, Mikey, who plays Gary Windass on the ITV show, kept the chill at bay with a jacket and co-ordinated with a pair of trainers, jeans, and a t-shirt.
Mikey North was spotted with a group of friends at The Dockyard Pub in Media City, Manchester (Image: Eamonn and James Clarke)
The photo comes days after the father-of-two, who is married to Rachael Isherwood, slammed reports he “kissed” his castmate Alison King at the star-studded bash after a clip of the two surfaced.
The duo were seen leaning in closely to each other in the middle of the packed O2 Arena in London last week, but Mikey has released a statement that insisted he was only “speaking into her ear”.
Speaking to OK! Online, he exclaimed the kissing allegations are “beyond ludicrous”.
Alison and Mikey attended the NTAs last week, but both slammed claims they ‘kissed’ (Image: Instagram)
He wrote: “I would like to make one thing clear: I did not kiss my co-star Alison King during the recent National Television Awards. It is beyond ludicrous to suggest that I would or that I did.
“The grainy recording shows me simply speaking into her ear at what was a noisy public event. This report has caused me and my family a great deal of distress.
“I have an amazing wife who I adore and, as incredibly supportive as she is, it is unacceptable that she should have to deal with people seeing this kind of baseless gossip on the front page of a newspaper.
The actor said the video has caused his family ‘a great deal of distress’ (Image: Getty Images)
“I am so upset about this, and will not stand by while my personal reputation is tarnished. I have lodged an immediate complaint with the Independent Press Standards Organisation.”
During the short clip, obtained by The Sun, engaged Alison, 46, leans in to talk to Mikey while sat next to him at the awards ceremony.
Alison, who is engaged to IT salesman David Stukley, also broke her silence surrounding the alleged kiss.
Speaking to Mirror Online, she said: “I would like to take this opportunity to say that, whilst it was obvious to see that regrettably I did have too much to drink at the National TV Awards, and chose to leave the event early, I did not kiss my co-star Mikey North as has been reported.”
Corrie continues tonight at 7.30pm on ITV.
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