A former 'Coronation Street' actor has made it on to a list of candidates to become a Tory MP.
Adam Rickitt, a gay icon, is hoping to become a Member of the British Parliament at the next general election.
The 27-year -old, played Weatherfield's floppy-haired heart-breaker Nick Tilsley.
The young star became a gay icon, sharing the soap`s first gay kiss with Todd Grimshaw, played by co-star Bruno Langley.
He spent 15 months on the soap before leaving in 1999, but his bid for a career in pop music fell flat.
He returned to the Street in July 2002 for a short visit and reprised his role as Nick Tilsley to attend the wedding of his mother Gail Platt to new Street villain Richard Hillman.
