Michelle Keegan: 'I Find It Embarrassing That People Think I'm Sexy'

'I Find It Embarrassing That People Think I'm Sexy'

She might be a bona fide sex symbol, but 'Coronation Street' star Michelle Keegan has admitted she's embarrassed people see her that way.

The 25-year-old actress - who plays Tina MacIntyre in the ITV soap - also admitted that she couldn't understand why she was awarded The Sun's Cleavage of the Year earlier this year because she keeps her assets covered up!

Michelle Keegan

She told new! magazine: "It was a bit embarrassing. It is also flattering. The thing is, I don't wear tops that show them off much... Mum laughed and said, 'You don't get that from me, girl.' [My parents] think it's funny and Mum jokes about it a lot."

And despite her killer body, Michelle claims she doesn't obsess about her weight.

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"I tend to go through stages of eating rubbish, and then other times I eat very healthily," she told the mag. "It's weird with me. A few months ago, I put on weight without knowing it. I think it was because I wasn't going to the gym.

"I started going out more and I think, as you get older, you have to watch what you eat more. You have to keep on top of it."

Read the full story in this week's new! magazine - out now.

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