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Kate Lally

Coronation Street Faye Windass actress on huge new change coming to soap

Coronation Street's Ellie Leach discussed a huge new change coming to the soap when she appeared on ITV's Lorraine on Monday.

The star has played Faye Windass on the long-running soap since 2011 - when she joined the cobbles as Anna's adoptive daughter.

Ellie, 20, recently returned to Corrie after a six-month break - while character Faye was in prison.

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And she could soon end up back there, after Faye ran over Ted while learning to drive.

Speaking to Lorraine Kelly, Ellie said the word she would use to describe Faye would be "troubled".

She then gushed over co-star Sally Dynevor, who is currently appearing on Dancing On Ice.

Ellie said she is "inspiring" and "amazing", after being blown away by her performance at the weekend.

The conversation then turned to a huge shakeup set to affect Corrie from March this year.

The much-loved ITV soap will no longer air at its usual times.

Making several changes to their pre-9pm schedule, ITV is extending its national and international news bulletin.

This will see Coronation Street move into new schedule slots, with Coronation Street moving to hour-long episodes on Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm.

Emmerdale will move further into peak with a consistent 7.30pm slot.

The new schedule will start in March.

Lorraine said: "Hour episodes, that's like you are filming a movie every week."

But Ellie said it wouldn't impact the cast much.

She said: "To be fair it's not really much of a change for us because we do two half an hours anyway, I think it's just the way that the schedule's working, really.

"I think it's kind of the same for us."

Lorraine airs weekday mornings from 9am on ITV and the ITV Hub

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