Coronation Street Legend's Shocking Return Confirmed after 12 years. _ Coronatio

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00:00 Coronation Street legend admits she'll "always miss" ITV soap following exit after 12 years.

00:06 Former Coronation Street star Ellie Leach has admitted that she misses working on the long-running ITV soap.

00:12 She joined the show in 2011 as Faye, the foster daughter of Anna and Eddie Windass,

00:18 and during her 12-year stint was involved in some of the show's most high-profile stories.

00:23 From teenage pregnancy to discovering the identity of her estranged father Tim Metcalf,

00:28 she bowed out last year with her final story exploring Faye reconnect with daughter Miley and move to Slough.

00:35 After leaving the show, she won the 21st series of Strictly Come Dancing alongside professional dancer Vito Coppola.

00:42 Her journey beyond Soapland is currently being explored in ITVB Fly on the Wall series drama Queens,

00:48 as she takes on a new role in the nationwide tour of Pluto 2.

00:52 Last night's episode followed her real-life cousin Brooke Vincent,

00:56 who played Sophie Webster in Coronation Street between 2004 and 2019,

01:00 hosting a wellness event in central Manchester to promote her stationary company Oso B.

01:06 Brooke had invited a wealth of her former colleagues along to the event,

01:10 including Ellie and Bethany Platt actress Lucy Fallon.

01:13 "I can't believe how many from Corrie are here," commented Lucy.

01:17 Ellie replied, "It's so nice though because I haven't really seen anyone since I left.

01:22 It's almost been a year. Do you feel like you miss it? When you're with everybody?" Lucy went on to ask.

01:29 "I think I'll always miss it because I grew up there. But I didn't die, so I could always go back," she replied.

01:36 Lucy joked, "Even if you did die, you could probably go back."

01:40 In the first episode of drama Queens, she reflected on the scrutiny she faced over her relationships.

01:47 Despite it previously being thought that Ellie and Vito were an item,

01:50 it's recently been rumored that the actress was actually romantically involved with EastEnders star Bobby Brazier.

01:56 "I think that doing Strictly opened my eyes to being like, in a fishbowl.

02:01 I didn't realize that every single thing you did would be put in the papers," she told her mum Karen.