Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has been flooded with comments as the stunned them with a snap of herself rocking an all-denim look. The actress is known for playing Faye Windass in the ITV soap but was seen making an emotional exit from Weatherfield last month.
She has since been seen enjoying her time away from the cobbles, having recently been spotted enjoying an emotional night out at Coldplay when they played at the Etihad Stadium earlier this month. "Best night ever. @coldplay 2023," she captioned a post featuring pictures and videos of Chris Martin and co on stage as well as some snaps with her mum and dad who joined her at the gig as well as former co-star cousin Brooke Vincent.
She also took to her Instagram Story and posted a video of herself taking in Coldplay's stunning performance of Yellow, which sees the whole audience lit up thanks to their LED wristbands. "My dad," Ellie penned alongside a yellow heart emoji. The clip showed Ellie's dad with his arm around her as he sang and pointed to her throughout the song.
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Ellie, who swayed as she watched the band perform the beautiful track, was then seen wiping a tear from her eyes. Admitting to why she was overcome with emotion, she typed: "Every time I hear this song I get so emotional. To hear this live with my family was a dream come true."
In her latest post, however, Ellie was seen trying out a potential new hobby as she appeared to attend a sewing workshop being held by Megan Ruiter, the owner of handmade clothing site Ruiter.
"I made a bikini !!!!!! (kind of)," the former soap star typed in the caption of her post shared with her 208,000 followers. The snap showed Ellie smiling for the camera as she set by a sewing machine. She looked gorgeous with her recently re-styled tresses after adding some wispy bangs to her do.
She could be seen sporting a stylish denim jumpsuit as she got to work with her crafty tools and beamed as she held up her handmade bikini top up to the camera.
"Had such a lovely day at Ruiter sip and sew, learning how to make a bikini!" Ellie continued to write in the caption of her post. "I have to admit i had a little help from the sewing machine queen @meganruiterr. Thankyou for having us @ruiter.co.uk."
And some fans couldn't help but reference Ellie's time in Corrie in the comments as while not a machinist, she did work at the Underworld factory. @sanmans9432 asked: "A few tips from Underworld?" @lbreezy1990 joked: "I see that training at Underworld paid off!!!" @katefevre replied: "Still working 'at the factory!' lol." @muttybb quipped: "Job in Underworld."
Others, however, were quick to share their compliments. Former Corrie co-star Sally Ann Matthews replied: "Cutesie." @dorathyandj said: "Obsessed with you!" @sophiaelaine92 wrote: "Something else you gurl," with a flame and heart emojis.
@nancyhovhanesian posted: "Gorgeous." @mike.9434 commented: "Looking lovely as always." @aaronsharp123 shared: "Looking so stunning." @_shan.Georgia_ added: "Aww lush! it’s super cute!"
