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" Coronation Street star Natalie Gumede has told Digital Spy that her villainous character Kirsty Soames has a &amp;quot;shelf life&amp;quot;. The actress, who has been playing the role since summer 2011, admitted that viewers will be keen to see Kirsty get her comeuppance sooner or later. Watch our interview with Natalie Gumede in the video below:      Kirsty has put fianc\u00E9 Tyrone Dobbs (Alan Halsall) through hell in recent months, attacking him on a number of occasions in a gritty domestic violence storyline. Tyrone&amp;#039;s ordeal gets even worse next week as Kirsty formally accuses him of being an abusive partner, which leads to him being arrested. However, speaking to Digital Spy about the story&amp;#039;s long-term future, Gumede commented: &amp;quot;I think that Kirsty needs to face some consequences. I think the viewers will really want that.  &amp;quot;I think people want justice for Tyrone, so I don&amp;#039;t know what should happen to Kirsty yet. I think Kirsty would like her and Tyrone to work out in the long term, whatever happens in the next few weeks. But that remains to be seen.&amp;quot;   Gumede kept tight-lipped over how long Kirsty will be staying on the cobbles for, but added: &amp;quot;I think it&amp;#039;s becoming apparent that Kirsty has a shelf life. I don&amp;#039;t think people will want to see her settling back into Weatherfield. I don&amp;#039;t think people would be happy if she got away with it. &amp;quot;There&amp;#039;s a trial for Tyrone. I think that will be a crucial point for Kirsty as well, and that will be in the next few months.&amp;quot; Coronation Street airs Kirsty and Tyrone&amp;#039;s dramatic wedding episodes next Monday (January 21) at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV. Picture gallery - Tyrone and Kirsty&amp;#039;s wedding week:  New! Digital Spy Soap Scoop video - watch Amie Parker-Williams discuss the biggest storylines on the way in Coronation Street, EastEnders, Emmerdale and Hollyoaks.      "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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