Kimberly portrayed Nicky on Coronation Street (Picture: ITV)

Coronation Street’s Kimberly Hart-Simpson has joined the cast of Brassic ahead of its upcoming fifth series.

The actress, who portrayed Nicky Wheatley on the ITV soap, will play a character named Andrea in the Sky Max comedy series, which follows the trials and tribulations of protagonist Vinny O’Neill and his mates in the fictional town of Hawley.