Corrie cast vow to get 'revenge' for 'unfairly axed' Ellie Leach

25 August 2023 , 10:12

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Ellie's Coronation Street co-stars are set to support her on Strictly (Image: ITV)

The cast of Coronation Street are reportedly planning to get revenge for "unfairly axed" co-star Ellie Leach by getting her into the Strictly Come Dancing final.

The actress, 22, played Faye Windass in the soap for over a decade, however was recently reportedly she was "left with no choice" but to resign, after bosses made it clear there was no future for her character on the soap. Ellie was confirmed for the upcoming series of BBC's Strictly earlier this month to the delight of fans.

Her loyal co-stars have now reportedly come up with a plan to ensure Ellie becomes a "big star" following the dance competition. A source said: "Everyone has vowed to do all they can to get Ellie to the final of Strictly as a 'f*** you' to bosses. It was made clear to her earlier this year they didn’t see a future for her character so she was left with no choice. At the time she said she had quit but it was always seen as an axe.

Ellie is set to compete in Strictly Come Dancing next month (PA)

"It caused major upset behind the scenes because co-stars felt she was treated really badly. So they want her to become a big BBC star and stick two fingers up to the powers that be," they told The Sun. Ellie's final scenes on the ITV soap aired on May 24 after playing Faye since she was nine-years-old. The actress exclusively admitted to The Mirror that her exit was a "scary" and "crazy situation".

Speaking at the Pride of Manchester Awards in May, just days before her Coronation Street exit was officially announced by ITV bosses, Ellie said: "It is scary but I think it's just a crazy situation. It's always going to be scary leaving somewhere that you've been for a long, long time, but I also think with risk comes reward. So as much as it will be sad, you can't live in that fear.

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"To be honest, I've been working since I was nine-years-old so I'm going to go on holiday for a little bit. I think I'm going to do a little bit of a holiday and just do a little bit of travelling." Ellie went on to confirm she wants to continuing acting after Corrie, adding: "I don't have a particular dream role but I love the leading women roles in a rom-com, or like a rom-com series. I'm literally rom-com obsessed."

Ellie confirmed Faye's departure from the Cobbles later the same month, telling her fans on Instagram: "Just want to say a massive, massive thank you to everyone who has watched Corrie over the past 12 years and supported me. And also to my Corrie family, I am going to miss you all so much. And yeah just thank you so much to everyone who has always said nice words and really supported me."

While Ellie's Corrie exit is officially seen as the actress resigning, it's since been reported she felt forced to quit her role as Faye after it "was made clear to her earlier this year they didn’t see a future for her character so she was left with no choice." Ellie was announced as the tenth contestant taking part in the 2023 series of Strictly Come Dancing earlier this month, with the new revealed live on BBC Breakfast on August 9.

She confessed: "I'm so excited, I'm getting a bit nervous now it's getting nearer to the time, but yeah, so excited!" The star added that she has known about Strictly for ages but had kept it a secret, only telling her family the news, she quipped: "I'm the type of person if someone says: 'Don't say anything!', I'm like: 'Okay!' I'm so trustworthy!"

Mia O'Hare