Coronation Street's Ellie Leach says 'the cheek' as she's flooded with compliments before Strictly Come Dancing news
09.08.2023 - 11:45
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Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach was left calling out her own 'cheek' as she posed for a gorgeous selfie before it was revealed she will be starring in the upcoming series of Strictly Come Dancing.
The actress was revealed as one of the famous faces who will be taking to the ballroom floor this autumn when the BBC One dance contest returns to screens. She is known for having played Corrie's Faye Windass on the ITV soap for 12 years, with the character leaving the famous street earlier this year.
Speaking on BBC Breakfast as her signing was announced, Ellie said: "Obviously it was really emotional, my last day [on Corrie], but I think the fact that I came out of Corrie and now I’m doing Strictly… I could never have imagined that this would have happened and I’m so, so grateful."
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She added as well as sharing what experience she has when it comes to dancing: "I can’t wait to join the Strictly family, I’m so excited. I used to dance a little bit when I was younger, but it was tap, ballet, modern street dance. I’m not trained at all, and especially not in ballroom or Latin. I’m really excited to learn that new skill.
“I think that’s the most amazing thing about Strictly… being able to just be on the dancefloor every week. I’m always straight on the dancefloor, I love a good boogie, but I don’t know if my moves are good enough yet. I’m excited to kind of do something different, all the Latin dances, and ballroom as well, it’s so exciting."
Before the news was revealed on Wednesday morning (August 9), Ellie has taken to social media with a stunning selfie which was quickly flooded with compliments. The former soap star could