Ellie Leach has teased a return to Coronation Street now that the Strictly Come Dancing live tour has ended.
Actress Ellie, 22, triumphed in the BBC ballroom dancing competition with fellow professional dancer Vito Coppola in December last year.
She previously played Faye Windass in ITV soap Corrie from 2011 until April last year, with her final scenes broadcast the following month.
However, her character was written out, meaning she could possibly return at some point, and Ellie may be open to the idea.
She said during an appearance on The One Show on Friday: ‘I mean never say never! She didn’t die!
Ellie Leach has teased a return to Coronation Street now that the Strictly Come Dancing live tour has ended (pictured on The One Show on Friday)
She previously played Faye Windass in ITV soap Corrie from 2011 until April last year, with her final scenes broadcast the following month (pictured in Coronation Street last year).
Actress Ellie, 22, triumphed in the BBC ballroom dancing competition with fellow professional dancer Vito Coppola in December last year (Ellie and Vito pictured during the Strictly final).
‘I spent many wonderful years there and grew up there. They will always be like my family! It was an incredible experience there.”
After Ellie’s final scenes aired in May last year, she wrote to fans on social media: “I just want to say a huge thank you to everyone who has watched Corrie over the last 12 years and supported me .
‘And also to my Corrie family, I’m going to miss them all very much.
“And yes, thank you very much to everyone who always said nice words and really supported me.”
It comes after Ellie and Bobby Brazier addressed their rumored romance on Monday night, following weeks of speculation they were dating.
The two Strictly Come Dancing stars appeared at the TV Choice Awards in London, but arrived separately.
Bobby, 20, was asked about his feelings toward the actress, 22, and praised her as “beautiful and amazing,” although he avoided denying romance rumors.
speaking to Sun, the EastEnders star gushed: ‘Ellie is a sweetheart, look at her… she’s beautiful, she’s amazing, she’s good at what she does. She is a good dancer. She is a lovely, charming friend of mine.
Ellie and Bobby addressed their rumored romance on Monday night, after weeks of speculation that they were dating.
Bobby, 20, was asked about his feelings towards the actress, 22, and praised her as “beautiful and amazing”, although he avoided denying romance rumors.
When asked if he could see them becoming more than friends, he joked: “I don’t know… you’ll have to see what she says.”
Bobby also refused to confirm whether he intended to start a relationship, quickly changing the subject to his career.
He said, ‘Ummm… I have some things to do. I have professional things to do, I have personal things to do, I have godly things to do. I’m going back to EastEnders. I’ve missed them a lot.’
Meanwhile, Ellie also avoided explicitly confirming or denying a relationship with Bobby, telling the publication: ‘We’re all on tour together, it’s been really nice spending time together.
‘During the show, you’re with your partner the whole time and you don’t really get to see any of the other professionals or the celebrities.
“So during the tour we have bonded a lot and we feel like a big family. “It’s been a lot of fun.”
Speculation about Ellie and Bobby began in early January when inside sources reported that they had become close performing Strictly Come Dancing Live!
The pair are said to have a secret romance and have enjoyed a “series of dates” while touring the country.
Bobby also refused to confirm whether he intended to start a relationship, quickly changing the subject to his career (pictured last September at the National Television Awards).
Meanwhile, Ellie also avoided explicitly confirming or denying a relationship with Bobby, but admitted that they “really bonded” during the tour.
They have been pictured enjoying time together away from their Strictly co-stars, snuggling up on a low-key date at Nando’s last month and arriving at hotels together.
Bobby has also become very close to Ellie’s family, and the couple were seen with her parents heading to their London hotel together on Sunday.
Soap star Bobby appeared to be making quite an impression as he was seen holding hands with his mum Karen, 50.
Later that day, Bobby shared a sweet photo of Ellie on Instagram from behind the scenes of the Strictly show at The O2 Arena.
She couldn’t wipe the smile off her face when Bobby was caught off guard, captioning the post ‘yogi Ellie’, as she sat cross-legged.
While last month, BObby was reportedly seen knocking on Ellie’s hotel room door in just his pants, while she was staying at the Malmaison hotel in Birmingham.
To celebrate the start of the tour, a party was organized in the hotel bar when the soap star was seen in her underwear on the sixth floor.
Speculation about Ellie and Bobby began in early January when inside sources reported that they had become close performing Strictly Come Dancing Live! (pictured with Robbie Kmetoni and Kai Widdrington)
A hotel guest said Sun: ‘Bobby was in our hallway knocking on Ellie’s door after her late night party at the hotel.
“Bobby obviously had no qualms about being nearly stripped while we went down to breakfast.”
Ellie and Bobby’s comments about their relationship come after Ellie’s professional dance partner Vito Coppola declared his love for her after the Strictly tour ended this weekend.
The professional dancer, 31, won the latest series of the competition with the Coronation Street star in December and sparked her own romance rumors during their time on the dance floor.
Filming backstage before their last performance together at the O2, Vito kissed Ellie on the cheek as they both fought back tears.
He told her, ‘Baby, are we about to perform our last show together?’ I love you a lot.’
Later that day, Bobby shared a sweet photo of Ellie on Instagram from behind the scenes of the Strictly show at The O2 Arena, captioning the post ‘yogi Ellie’, as she sat cross-legged.
As an emotional Ellie replied: ‘I love you’ before going on to say how lucky she felt about her experience on the show alongside Vito.
In the caption, Vito wrote: ‘It’s been perfect, hasn’t it? I love you baby and always remember our promise: ‘always there for each other’. No more words needed! Good night baby.’
Addressing her fans, she added: ‘Good evening beautiful people. “You have been with us every moment since the beginning of our journey.”
Ellie shared the video on her Instagram Stories and added the caption: “This man is one of a kind and I love him so much.”
Ellie and Bobby’s comments about their relationship come after Ellie’s professional dance partner Vito Coppola declared his love for her after the Strictly tour ended this weekend.