Article: STREET STAR'S MAIN DESIRE; Former Corrie heartthrob Matthew Marsden is about to unleash his smouldering charm on the pop charts. Carole Aye Maung discovers how his first single will fulfil his life's burning ambition.(Features)

Matthew Marsden was heading home after spending another exasperating day playing Coronation Street's hunky mechanic Chris Collins.

As he sped down the motorway, mulling over the day's events, a glance in his rear-view mirror suddenly brought him back to reality with a jolt.

"The driver of the car behind was about to overtake when, all of a sudden, he recognised me," recalls Matthew. "He began gesturing and screaming at me - and then started smashing into the side of me, trying to run me off the road.

"I was in a sturdy Jeep, so he only succeeded ...

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