Coronation Street's Colson Smith will be on TV double-time this week as he won't just be appearing in the ITV soap. The actor, best known for playing Craig Tinker, has spent weeks travelling between Manchester and London as he trained for The Games.
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Coronation Street star Ellie Leach was seen in a different light by fans of her on the ITV soap as she posted a video of herself working out on Wednesday.The actress – known for playing character Faye Windass on the show – looked unrecognisable in a clip posted on Instagram as she she carried out a heavy deadlift during a gruelling training session. Ellie appeared in the footage dressed in a matching black tank top and a pair of leggings with her dark brown hair scraped up in a bun as she successfully took on a barbell weighing 60kg before moving on to a 100kg weight impressively.
The soap star appeared to take the session completely in her stride despite the strenuous heavy lifting and flashed a smile at the camera as soon as she was done. Get exclusive celebrity stories and fabulous photoshoots straight to your inbox with OK!'s daily newsletter.
You can sign up at the top of the page. A second clip showed Ellie tackling the overhead press, showing off her capabilities with the gym apparatus as she carried out a series of squats in between raising another pair of weights above her head.
“Perfect, beating last week already,” Ellie’s trainer could be heard saying in the background of the video as he added: “Every time getting stronger.” The actress’ weight training posts comes weeks after she celebrated her 21st birthday at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium surrounded by her soap co-stars which included former castmate Lucy Fallon and Colson Smith. Ellie looked stunning at her party as she was pictured beside a wall of white and gold balloons wearing an iridescent sequinned strapless mini dress with a side train and silver strappy heels.The birthday girl also recently celebrated renewing her contract with Coronation Street
.Coronation Street's Colson Smith will be on TV double-time this week as he won't just be appearing in the ITV soap. The actor, best known for playing Craig Tinker, has spent weeks travelling between Manchester and London as he trained for The Games.
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