Corrie’s Ryan Thomas hobnobs with Kim Kardashian in Los Angeles as he leaves girlfriend Lucy Mecklenburgh in London

CORONATION Street's Ryan Thomas has been showing off his surprising new celebrity A-list acquaintance - none other than Kim Kardashian.

During his current trip to LA, the soap hunk- who left his Corrie role as Jason Grimshaw in 2016 - bumped into the curvy American superstar while working with fashion CEO Umar Kamani.

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And the 33-year-old Mancunian wasted no time putting up a sneaky snap of Kim, 36, to prove the meeting actually happened.

Tagging pal Umar, who sits beside silver-haired Kim in the picture, Ryan played it cool in the post by captioning it: "Today's office @prettylittlething #losangeles #kardashians@umarkamani."

Ryan, a contestant on the current series of Bear Grylls' Celebrity Island, is currently dating Towie's Lucy Mecklenburgh - but she's been at London Fashion Week so was not there to make sure Ryan didn't try a cheesy line on the beautiful Kardashian.

Unsurprisingly, Kim did not post a pic of crocodile-killer Ryan on her Instagram - where she boasts 103m followers to Ryan's 393k.

Kanye West's wife was foolish to have missed that opportunity as Ryan has just landed a plum role in Aussie soap Neighbours after failing to bag a role in the States.

Mum-of-two Kim - who recently showed off her bikini body and bottom in a thong in Miami - is currently preparing to become a mum again, via surrogacy, which has caused controversy among fans.

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Kanye and Kim have reportedly picked a married African-American surrogate and splashed millions on paying her and keeping her safe.

Meanwhile Kim has reminded fans that pregnancy problems she experience mean she's at risk of "bleeding to death" if she conceives again herself.

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The slim star making appearances in more revealing outfits as the anniversary of her traumatic Paris robbery creeps up on her.

Kanye has other troubles on his mind though, as he's worried that footage showing his breakdown in 2016 could emerge and "destroy his marriage".

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