In September 2011 , Gumede made her first appearance in the ITV soap opera , '' Coronation Street '' , portraying Kirsty Soames , who became the domestic abusive love interest to mechanic Tyrone Dobbs ( Alan Halsall ) . She had previously tried out for the part of Kelly Crabtree , but lost out to Tupele Dorgu . For her portrayal of the character , Gumede had received the Best Newcomer accolade at the 2012 British Soap Awards . She was later nominated for Best Soap Newcomer at the '' TV Choice Awards '' and voted Most Popular Newcomer during the 18th National Television Awards . In Digital Spy 's end of year reader poll , Kirsty 's domestic abuse storyline with on-screen boyfriend Tyrone won Best Storyline with 28.3 % of the vote . On 21 February 2013 , it was announced that she would leave the soap after a year-and-a-half , and departed when her character , Kirsty , went to prison on 3 April 2013
18th National Television Awards
18th National Television Awards
Natalie Gumede