I mean, the Coronation Street women aren't exactly spoilt for choice when it comes to fit men, are they?" Mellor revealed that getting an on-screen romance is like "getting a promotion". Speaking to the Daily Mirror, Mellor explained: "When Chris and I are in character, we're like rutting stags trying to be the alpha male. Sometimes when the camera stops rolling, we carry that on in the green room and pretend we're competing over Tina. I'm sure there are a lot of jealous guys who wish they were in our shoes. Who wouldn't be? Most guys on the Street would like Tina as their on-screen girlfriend and I think, deep down, they all fancy Michelle. Everyone has a secret crush on her. But you can't really blame them, can you? There's a reason why Michelle is winning all these sexiest female awards. And she's lovely too. She doesn't have a bad bone in her body." Departure On 30 June 2013, it was announced that Mellor had quit Coronation Street. Roz Laws from the Sunday Mercury reported that the actor had left the show two months prior because he had nothing to do. Matt will not be seen on-screen again and there will be no explanation for his departure. Of his reason for quitting, Mellor stated "There were quite long periods when I didn't appear at all, so I realised it was time to leave. They didn't try to make me stay – they admitted they didn't have any solid plans for the doctor and it would be more of the same. I thought 'Fair enough, you've been great but it's time to go'." Mellor explained that his character was not progressing as much as he wanted and he was never really integrated into the rest of the street, instead he just played a part in other character's storylines. When Mellor was not allowed three months off to join a touring theatre production, he realised that it was time to leave. Mellor added that it was "a shame" Matt would not get an exit storyline, but as he is not being killed off, there was a chance he could return in the future. Reception A Virgin Media writer called Matt a "hunky doctor". Inside Soap readers voted Matt their favourite doctor in soap opera in August 2011. References External links Coronation Street characters Television characters introduced in 2010 Fictional physicians Male