Corrie's Faye actress Ellie Leach to be 'offered BBC soap role' after soap axe

Coronation Street fans have been left sharing the same comment after seeing Ellie Leach light up the ballroom in her new gig. The actress left viewers stunned as she performed for the first time on Strictly Come Dancing with her professional dancer partner Vito Coppola.

Strictly Come Dancing fans are speculating over one dance couples relationship after noticing their undeniable chemistry.

Sophie Turner is leaning on her best friend Ellie Johnson for support amid the drama surrounding her divorce and custody battle with ex Joe Jonas.

Sort Your Life Out star Dilly Carter has appeared back on Stacey Solomon’s BBC show after revealing she was diagnosed with cancer during the filming last year. Dilly took to social media to reveal her absence from last week’s episode, Thursday 14 September and revealed it was because she had received a devastating cancer diagnosis and was undergoing major surgery. Dilly shared with her followers back in April that she had been diagnosed with stage one cancer of the womb, but is now doing well following treatment.

The Metropolitan Police has said it will speak to the Sunday Times and Channel 4 after their investigation about Russell Brand.

It's the night that Strictly Come Dancing fans have been waiting all year for as the launch show for the 21st series airs tonight (September 16). The much-loved BBC dance contest will return to screens with a brand new batch of celebrities set to take to the dancefloor for the first time.

Wendy Posner has spent more time in tears than not in Emmerdale of late. The character first arrived in the ITV soap back in 2019 as she came to confront Victoria Sugden who had accused her son, Lee of raping her before falling pregnant with his baby.

Grab your dancing shoes, dust off your glitter balls and start practising the tango - Strictly Come Dancing 2023 is finally here.This year's line-up includes a whole host of famous faces, including Coronation Street's very own Ellie Leach, best known for her iconic character Faye Windass.The 22-year-old appeared on the cobble streets between 2011 and 2023 and starred in some unforgettable storylines, such as being fostered by Anna and Eddie Windass and falling pregnant at 13. But now the star is ready to swap her acting role for a dancing one and is set to waltz across the floor and give her best salsa moves. One thing Faye is most looking forward to though is the 'fitness' side of the competition and admitted her goal is to actually enjoy the routines given to her.

Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has revealed her connection to one of her new Strictly Come Dancing competitors goes back a long way. The actress is currently hard at work in training for the BBC One dance contest after signing up for the 2023 run.

Ellie Leach has detailed a conversation she had with another former Coronation Street star in the run-up to the new series of Strictly Come Dancing following her decision to sign up for the BBC One ballroom contest. The Bury-born actor, 22, is among the 15 celebrities taking part in the 2023 run of the series and fans will get to see which professional dancers they have been paired with during the launch show this Saturday (September 16) before the competition really begins the following week (Saturday, September 23) with the first live edition.

Jean Boht who was much-loved for playing Nellie Boswell in the popular sitcom Bread has died, aged 91. Her family confirmed the news on Wednesday (September 13) in a statement in which they said she had been "battling vascular dementia and Alzheimer’s disease."

Layton Williams has said farewell to his BBC role as he prepares to make his debut on Strictly Come Dancing. The 28-year old actor has signed up to star in the 21st series of the popular dance contest in a bid to take home the Glitterball trophy.

Ellie Leach has been flooded with messages from her former Coronation Street co-stars and fans as she debuted her first big Strictly Come Dancing makeover. The actress is among the 15 celebrities who have signed up to the 2023 run of the BBC One dance contest.

Karen Blick is marking seven years in the Dales in 2023, but she is currently earning praise for arguably her biggest storyline to date. The actress joined the ITV soap in 2016 as Lydia Hart who was actually born Jennifer 'Jenny' Finn.

It's been reported Love Island's Maura Higgins and Faye Winter got into a heated row at the National Television Awards after-party after the former reality stars were said to have been in a 'bust up'. However they have since rubbished the claims.

Former Coronation Street star Rebecca Ryan has revealed her 'normal job' after leaving the soap and becoming a first-time mum. The actress, who played bunny boiler Lydia Chambers in thrilling scenes with Adam and Sarah Barlow in the ITV soap last year, announced her baby's arrival in May.

Emmerdale’s Matthew Wolfenden has revealed he is leaving the hit ITV soap after almost 20 years - to star in Elf the Musical. The 43-year-old actor, who has played shopkeeper David Metcalfe since 2006, has landed the lead role of Buddy in the stage show for its run at London’s Dominion Theatre over the festive period - starting on 15 November and ending on 6 January 2024. It comes after recent reports that Matthew was looking to leave Emmerdale to ‘see what else is out there’ after not getting any gritty storylines on the soap.

Emmerdale legend Matthew Wolfenden fought back tears as he confirmed that he is leaving the soap after 18 years during an interview on This Morning. Matthew, who plays David Metcalfe on the ITV show, joined the cast of Emmerdale in 2006, but later this year he will say his goodbyes.Throughout the years, David has been part of some huge storylines, from his hard-hitting testicular cancer storyline to his partner at the time, Maya Stepney, grooming and sexually abusing his young son Jacob Gallagher.

Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has left her former co-stars and followers in a fluster as she dazzled them with a plunging look. The actress looked sensational as she posed during her appearance at Chester Races over the weekend.

To the relief of Neighbours fans, Ryan Moloney is returning to the Australian soap as Jarrod 'Toadie' Rebecchi ahead of its upcoming Amazon Freevee reboot - and the long-time star has promised that the new series is just as dramatic as it's always been. Ryan arrived on Ramsay Street in 1995 and stuck with the soap until it was cancelled by its Aussie channel Network 10 last year.Thankfully, Amazon Freevee stepped in and announced that it would be picking up the long-running soap for its streaming site. While Ryan has kept tight-lipped about the details of his comeback, he's teased that fans are in for a shock with the upcoming storylines.