Coronation Street spoilers: Watch Paddy McGuinness play a laughably bad knock off Bear Grylls

Take Me Out host plays knock off 'survival expert' Dougie Ryan

Paddy McGuinness stars as 'survival expert' Bear Grylls in Corrie (ITV)

Paddy McGuinness will play a poor man’s version of Bear Grylls in Coronation Street next week - and by the looks of things, it really is pretty poor.

The Take Me Out host and comedian plays Dougie Ryan, a “survival expert” who comes to the aide of some Weatherfield campers in Wales.

His cringeworthy lines include: “I were born in the outdoors son, literally”, and, while explaining how to start a rudimentary barbecue: “You’ve got to nurture the flames like it’s a tiny bird with broken wings.”

Dougie may think he's got everything covered but he doesn’t go down too well with the campers, with Tyrone declaring he’s too big for his boots.

McGuinness said his character irritates even more people in the six episodes he’s due to appear in.

“He has a few showdowns. There’s a conflict with Tyrone. Another one with Beth. He has a bit of a to-do with Chesney as well. In fact, he falls out with everyone!”

It’s no likey for poor, poor man's Dougie.