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Jessica Sansome

Corrie's Tracy Barlow star Kate Ford unrecognisable in stunning snaps shared by ex's new wife

Coronation Street star Kate Ford is unrecognisable in snaps alongside her ex.

The actress is best known for playing Tracy Barlow in the ITV soap.

But despite spending much of the last 20 years on our TV screens, fans will be left doing a double take.

Kate, 45, took to Instagram to share a screengrab of the post, which showed her giving her best glare at the photoshoot with ex-boyfriend, Bart Ruspoli.

READ MORE: The real life of Tracy Barlow actress Kate Ford with illness battle and 'painful' divorce

The Salford-born actress looked stunning with her brunette hair chopped around her cheeks wearing a strappy embellished dress.

But the original post was actually shared by Bart's now-wife, Vanessa Ruspoli.

Kate captioned the post to her thousands of followers: "Love this!! When your ex’s wife posts a celebratory photo of you and her husband ( I love them both) from 1997 you realise how life can ( sometimes) come full circle in gorgeous ways you at one point couldn’t imagine."

She then tagged the couple as the messages came flooding in

@tilockhart said: "Wow!! This is a great example of women supporting women!!"

"I LOVE this!!! Sisters united doin it for themselves," @jyun2314 commented

@nancyhovhanesian added: "This is outstanding."

And fans also couldn't get over how different she looks

"Didnt recognise u at all then," @ annet1449 commented.

@jennyhw70 said: " What a gorgeous photo."

At the end of last month, Kate opened up to her followers about going through a hidden health battle.

The Corrie star told them she suffers with endometriosis.

She shared a pained-looking selfie from the Corrie set and can be seen wearing her red ITV coat as she explained she had been 'struggling' while filming for the soap.

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