Ellie Leach was "so anxious" being back on 'Coronation Street' after her break.
Ellie Leach was nervous about being back on set
The 20-year-old star's character Faye Windass was jailed for assault last year, which meant the actress - who first appeared on the cobbles in 2011 - had six months away from the set.
Reflecting on her return, she told the Daily Mirror newspaper: "I was so anxious I couldn't sleep the night before.
"I arrived in the car park and I had to ring Colson Smith [who plays Craig Tinker]. I said to him, 'I don't think I can come in; you might have to come and get me.'
"He told me not to be daft, but I struggled to get out of the car. I was so nervous."
Ellie admitted she still gets star struck when she meets legendary co-stars like Ken Barlow actor Bill Roache.
She added: "I've been there 11 years and when I see Bill I'll say hi to him, but then I'm like, 'Oh my God, it's Bill!'
"I don't think those nerves will ever go away. The older cast members are such icons and I can't believe I'm in the same room as them.
"I was the same with Malcolm Hebden [Norris Cole]."
The soap star admitted she was always "so shy" as a child, and her mother Karen introduced her to acting as a way of making her more confident.
She said: "When I was younger, I was so shy I would literally never talk to anyone. My mum says I was like her shadow - I'd hide behind her the whole time and wouldn't engage with anyone.
"She wanted to help build my confidence, so when I was about four, she put me into drama class."
Last year, her character Faye confessed to assaulting Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) after mistaking him for Ray Crosby (Mark Frost), and while her alter ego was jailed, Ellie insisted she wouldn't be leaving Weatherfield for good anytime soon.
Back in January 2021, she said: "I'm not going anywhere for the time being."
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