Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Leach has revealed a drastic new hair transformation.
The former Coronation Street actor took to her Instagram Stories on Tuesday, May 21 to share a mirror selfie showing off a freshly cut fringe, along with some face-framing layers.
Ellie tagged Manchester-based hairstylist Maisie McDermott from Taylor House of Hair and Beauty, who also counts Brooke Vincent as a client.
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Ellie won Strictly last year alongside pro partner Vito Coppola and she can currently be seen on ITVX series Drama Queens — which follows the lives of various soap stars behind the scenes.
On an episode which aired last month, Ellie opened up about dealing with the increased media attention that appearing on the BBC dancing competition brought her.
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"It's not all glitz and glamour," she said during a chat with her mum Karen. "I think that doing Strictly opened my eyes to being like... 'in a fishbowl'."
Speaking about the media scrutiny she faced over her relationships with dancing partner Vito Coppola and EastEnders star Bobby Brazier, Ellie added: "I didn't realise that every single thing you did would be put in the papers.
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"It's upsetting that people believe what they read. Nine times out of ten it isn't true."
Ellie made her exit from Coronation Street in July 2023 after 12 years on the cobbles as Faye Windass.
Since leaving the street Ellie has turned to the theatre, making her stage debut in the touring production of Cluedo 2 - The Next Chapter playing the character of Miss Scarlett, a role previously held by her former co-star Helen Flanagan
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