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. READ MORE: Gemma Atkinson flooded with 'insane' comments as she shares relatable holiday update Join our
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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. Ellie was back on home turf with her first-ever play (Image: Ellie Louise Leach Instagram) 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. Sharing pictures of the pair inside the thatre, Helen said: "Miss Scarlett @ellielouiseleach you were unreal. The show was amazing @cluedostageplay must see." It came after Ellie replied to the 33-year-old's previous post about her health and said: "Love you xxx." Now though, begging back on home turf meant that Ellie's family and
Friends were quick to head to Salford to watch her and her castmates in the play, b ased on the classic Hasbro boardgame which celebrates its 75th anniversary this year. Colson was on hand to support his 'best mate' as she arrived home (Image: Stephen Farrell) Former on-screen boyfriend Colson Smith, who plays PC Craig Tinker in Corrie, was seen attending the press night on Tuesday (April 2) and later shared his thoughts on social media, saying in a post on his
Instagram Story: "Last night I watched my best mate in her latest venture. She was amazing obviously and I miss working with her." Charlotte was also seen arriving alongside Channique Sterling-Brown, who plays Weatherfield solicitor Dee-Dee Bailey, with the pair beaming for the camera with their programmes. Leopard-print-wearing Jennie, meanwhile, was seen alongside Izzy Armstrong
Actress Cherylee Houston as they headed to enjoy the show. Jennie and Cherylee were also hitting the red carpet (Image: Stephen Farrell) Lucy Fallon, who returned to Corrie as Bethany Platt, Max Turner
Actor Paddy Bever, and cobbles newcomer Emrhys Cooper were all also seen skipping across from the soap's set to the Media City venue to watch Ellie on the stage, as was Nina Lucas star Mollie Gallagher and Lisa George, known for playing the street's Beth Sutherland. As mentioned, Ellie is making her professional stage debut in the production alongside former Casualty star Jason Durr as Colonel Mustard. Paddy Bever also headed to see the play (Image: Stephen Farrell) Speaking about getting the
Job, she told the Manchester Evening News: "It was really, really last minute, I actually started rehearsals while I was doing the last week of the Strictly tour so that was a little bit hectic. I'm very very busy now but I'm very grateful from doing the tour to go straight into Cluedo. It is all going pretty fast." Ellie still lives with her mum, dad and sister in Audenshaw - and says it's not something she is planning to change any time soon either. She temporarily moved to
London while doing so well in Strictly - which she admits was difficult. She says: "We're really really close as a family and I've never moved out before, I'd never been away for more than two weeks before. It was difficult for me. It's been hard to be away from home but my mum and dad and sister, all my family, they're all so proud of me. And that's all I wanted to do to make them proud... "I'm really excited to tour the country with Cluedo, but I think that once I've finished I'll be looking forward to returning home and spending more time with my family. So yeah I've no plans right now to move out especially as when I go home my mum still does all my washing! I'm very lucky that she looks after me."