Charlie de Melo used to date his former Coronation Street co-star Nicola Thorp, it has emerged.The 29 year old, who is best known for playing Imran Habeeb on the hit ITV soap, was friends with 32 year old Nicola for 10 years before their romance blossomed on set. Nicola starred on the show as evil villain Pat Phelan's daughter Nicola Rubenstein, joining in 2017 and making regular appearances until early 2019.