Coronation Street's Jane Danson gives glimpse into life on show with 'supportive' co-star
26.01.2024 - 17:23
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Coronation Street star Jane Danson has given a little glimpse into how things sometimes work on the long-running show as she praised her 'supportive' co-star. Fans of the ITV soap will best know the actress for playing Leanne Battersby.
Leanne made her arrival alongside her father Les, step-mum Janice and step-sister Toyah. But Jane left the cobbles in 2000 not long after the harrowing storyline that saw her character become a drug addict.
She returned again in 2004, where she went on to marry Peter Barlow and then Nick Tilsley for the second time, before the couple parted again. They have since reunited and split up multiple times over the years, with the pair currently very much together after drama with Harvey Gaskell and Damon Hay almost tore their lives apart for good.
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And while there have been many ups and downs, affairs and marriages for her soap alter-ego, Jane's real life is very different from the screen. But that being said, Jane is clearly very much involved with her character and was recently seen out shopping for her on-screen looks.
Taking to Instagram, Jane shared a selfie of herself and Corrie's head of makeup Gillian Walsh. The pair beamed for the camera as they hit the high-street with Jane explaining in the caption of her post: Shopping for Leanne today with @coronationstreet head of makeup @gillywalshy."
She then sweetly added: "Thank you for always being so supportive Gills." And Gillian was quick to return the complimenting favour as she commented on the post: "Absolute pleasure. Thank you for being you x all my love." Meanwhile, Jane's on-screen