Strictly Come Dancing star Vito Coppola has gushed over his former dance partner Ellie Leach while her former Coronation Street co-star made a cheeky gig as she reflected on the epic events of the end of last year.
03.04.2024 - 14:39 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Streets Charlotte Jordan and Jennie McAlpine were among the soap's stars hitting the red carpet as they headed out in force to support their former castmate in her stage debut.
The Daisy Midgeley and Fiz Brown actresses were all smiles as the posed for the camera at The Lowry as they headed to watch Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter which stars former Corrie star Ellie Leach.
Before winning Strictly Come Dancing back in December alongside professional dance partner Vito Coppola, Ellie was famed for playing Faye Windass in the ITV soap for 13 years before her exit in May 2023.
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After their BBC dance contest win, Ellie and Vito went their separate ways for Christmas and New Year, with Vito heading back to Italy where he documented working back on his family's farm but the pair were eventually reunited earlier this year for the Strictly Come Dancing Live 2024 tour.
But when the tour came to an emotional end after three weeks, performing 31 shows in nine different cities, in February, Ellie had no rest as she headed straight into rehearsals for her stage debut in Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter which she has now been touring with for a few weeks.
The 23-year-old took on the role at the eleventh hour after former co-star Helen Flanagan had to pull out of the show for "medical reasons" as rehearsals were about to begin.
But Helen has been supportive of Ellie as during her return to social media at the end of last month, in which she opened up about her mental health struggles, she revealed she'd been to watch her in action as Miss Scarlett.
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Strictly Come Dancing star Vito Coppola has gushed over his former dance partner Ellie Leach while her former Coronation Street co-star made a cheeky gig as she reflected on the epic events of the end of last year.
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