Inside Ellie Leach's time on Coronation Street as she says goodbye to the cobbles
21.05.2023 - 04:39
/ dailyrecord.co.uk
Ellie Leach is set to say goodbye to Coronation Street as Faye Windass leaves Weatherfield. The actress has grown up in front of viewers' eyes, but it's time for the 22-year-old to bid farewell to the cobbles.
She's spent more than 12 years on the ITV soap and since, has been faced with various challenges and tackled many harrowing storylines including her character falling pregnant at the age of 12, reports Manchester Evening News.
Next week, viewers will see Faye pack up her things and leave, after reconnecting with her daughter Miley and ex Jackson Hodge. Ellie was asked to describe her last scene on the show and how she felt.
"It was very, very emotional. Obviously, it's Faye leaving the street after 12 years but it's me leaving the street after 12 years as well," she said. "I think the saddest part of the scene is we're in the taxi, we're on our way and then we just see Criag on his own, walking up the street and then Faye's obviously like, 'stop the car!'
"She gets out and she's like, 'I'll always love you. I always have and always will,' and it was just so, so emotional. I think you can see that there are two people here who do love each other but there are so many other factors. Love isn't always enough and I think you can definitely see that in that last scene."
As she looked back at her time spent on the cobbles, Ellie shared how she doubted she would get the part when she first auditioned. She said: "I went up for the audition. There were a few rounds and I got down the final five and literally walked in and there were four other girls who were all in their first year of high school and I was in my last year at primary school," she explained.
"They had like skirt, tie, blazer, hair straightened, tall. I was tiny