A CORONATION Street actress and former Strictly Come Dancing champ is flogging old clothes for £4 after revealing she’s “unemployed.”
The former ITV soap star has taken to her page on slow fashion site Vinted to offer up a slew of high street frocks in varying sizes, as well as pastel coloured sandals in UK shoe size 5.
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It comes after Ellie Leach, who played Coronation Street’s Faye Windass for 12 years, told how she was heading on an overseas trips – yet was “unemployed.”
Strictly’s 2023 Glitterball trophy holder, who scooped the iconic TV show title with professional Vito Coppola, recently posted a snap to her Instagram account of her pal Hannah working on a laptop.
Ellie, 23, wrote in the caption: “Working lunch (we are booking a holiday.)”
The Manchester lass added: “She’s a student and I’m unemployed.”
In her next slide, she told her followers: “Selling some bits on my Vinted if anyone fancied having a look.
“This picture has no relevance I just looked cute in the Avanti West Coast toilets.”
Bargain-hunters can pick up black PLT heels for just £8 or a green Little Mistress bodycon for £15.
Yet all products will be open to offers, too, with extra chance to save pennies.
The actress revealed last December that she was out of a job after her role as Miss Scarlett in the touring production of Cluedo 2 came to an end in November.
The actress then updated her followers at the end of last month and revealed that she is still yet to find a new job.
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SOAP STRUGGLES
Ellie previously revealed the “very hard” struggles of growing up with soap fame.
Speaking to The Sun and other press in 2023, Ellie opened up about her time in the Manchester-based soap as “the best years” of her life.
“It’s been the best experience. I can’t thank everyone here enough. Everyone’s always made me feel so welcome.
Coronation Street’s 2024 shock exit
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let’s break down who’s left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
“It’s just been so lovely. I’ve honestly loved it. It’s been the best years of my life.”
But while she kept a positive memory of her stint in Corrie, she admitted that her years on the soap had their scary moments, particularly as growing up in the public eye made her an easy target for criticism.
“It’s very scary”, Ellie revealed, “don’t get me wrong, I’ve met some amazing people through this job.
“I would never have had the opportunities that I’ve had if it weren’t for Coronation Street.
“But it’s hard, being young.”
While they rarely shared scenes together, Ellie was bolstered by the presence of her cousin, former Sophie Webster actress Brooke Vincent.
“She wasn’t that much older than me but she did look after me”, Ellie remembered.
“I felt so much more comfortable knowing she was around, even if I didn’t work with her that much at the start.”
Brooke Vincent left the soap in 2019 after fifteen years just as she was about to give birth to her first son, Mexx.
