Snoop Dogg wants role in Corrie

Snoop Dogg could make a guest appearance on Coronation Street after begging his agent to get him a cameo part.

The gangster rapper is an avid fan of the soap and has been watching it for 11 years, reports the Daily Telegraph.

He said: "I had my agent reach out to them to see if they could try to get me on and they said they were interested so hopefully it might happen.

"It would be perfect for me to be on the show. I've got friends around the world who always put me up on things and turn me on to things.

"Eleven years ago one of my friends turned me on to it. I love the whole dynamic, the way it is put together, it is my world, it is something I could fall into."

Snoop Dogg was speaking at the Ordsall Community Centre in Salford, Greater Manchester, where he met young people who gave up their time to paint the centre.

The volunteers received a free ticket to a Snoop Dogg gig at the Manchester Apollo through the Orange RockCorps scheme.

Snoop Dogg was refused a visa to enter the UK in 2007 after a series of run-ins with the police.

But the ban was eventually lifted, allowing the bad boy of West Coast American rap to play at Glastonbury last week.

He said: "One of the important things about me coming back into the UK was that I wanted to become real community active to show people that I really do care about the problems that are going on over here.

"This is like a treat, to be able to do something constructive for your community, it feels good to be a part of it."