EMMERDALE star Charley Webb enjoyed a theatre trip with her close friend Sheridan Smith after the pair were spotted holding hands on a night out.

In April, The Sun revealed Sheridan, 43, had split from ex-boxer Dave Ryan while Charley, 37, and her actor husband ­Matthew Wolfenden, 45, separated last year.

Since then, Charley and Sheridan have struck up a budding friendship, with the Gavin & Stacey star receiving a visit from Charley while filming BBC drama The Cage in Liverpool.

Now, the duo have enjoyed a night at the theatre, posing for a selfie from their seats.

Sharing the moment to her Instagram Story, Charley wrote: “Excited. Our House,” alongside a performing arts emoji.

The show in question is thought to be a local performance of Our House: The Madness Musical – which features hits by the ska band Madness.

Their friendship seems to have blossomed just as both women navigate new chapters in their personal lives.

Charley shares three sons, Buster, Bowie, and Ace, with Matthew, her co-star and now estranged husband.

Though they split in 2023, the pair remain committed to co-parenting.

Sheridan, meanwhile, has a four-year-old son named Billy with her former fiancé Jamie Horn, from whom she separated in 2021.

After Charley moved out of her £900,000 Yorkshire home in late 2023, she stayed with Sheridan, finding comfort with her fellow single mum.

Their bond grew further last summer when they jetted off to Greece for a sun-soaked holiday.

The two even spent Christmas together, which Charley called her “favourite Christmas yet”, sharing joyful snaps of their celebrations.