Coronation Street star Jimmi Harkishin has said that he has no plans to leave the role of Dev Alahan, despite playing the character for 20 years.
Dev made his debut on the cobbles in November 1999, and Jimmi revealed that he still feels grateful to get to play the character every week.
"I just love it," he told Digital Spy and other media. "I'm an actor and I get to act every week on Coronation Street, this brilliant, brilliant programme to work for.
"It just feels like home and I never forget how fortunate I am to do something I love."
Jimmi also spoke about how the role has changed over the years, with Dev now being a father to eldest daughter Amber and now-teenaged twins Asha and Aadi.
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"Outside in the real world what else can I do?" he continued. "After 20 years they've developed and grown the character... I'm playing a father now, not this reluctant heartthrob that I was 20 years ago."
"It's just nice and a lovely way to grow up and live. I never forget how fortunate I am and I really look forward to it," he added.
"After a while, it gets to the stage where I think to myself, 'Is there anything I'd really like to go out there and do more than I like doing Corrie?' The answer to that is, 'No'. If there was, I'd do it."
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