Peter has had a rocky love life over the years - even becoming a bigamist at one stage - but Chris' real life relationship couldn't be further from his character's.
Chris has been with his wife Caroline Harding for 20 years and in 2010 he said: "It's odd because I've never been like that at all. "When I was younger it wasn't for want of trying, but I'd be the bloke at the bus stop at the end of the night on his own with a kebab. " Caroline has actually appeared in Corrie multiple times over the years, but the vast majority of fans would have had no idea she was Chris' beloved wife - reports Mirror Online.
The couple first met in 2000 when they went to see their mutual friend Catherine Tate performing at London's Comedy Store. Chris spotted.
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