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Ellie Leach, who plays Coronation Street’s Faye Windass, is currently embroiled in a tense plot with Ray Crosby.

Recent scenes have left viewers “disgusted” as Ray, who is 52 in Corrie, manipulates 18 year old Faye into sleeping with him to progress in his business.

Ray invites Faye to his hotel room to test wine but opened the door dressed only in a robe as he welcomed in aspiring assistant manager Faye.



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The scene then moves on to Ray persuading Faye to sleep with him, as he says she’ll “benefit from opportunities [he’s] offering” if she joins him in the bath.

Horrified viewers expressed their thoughts on Twitter with one writing: “Eww what age is Faye? That old man is creepy af #corrie." [sic]

Another added: “Eww ray is after Faye she’s old enough to be you’re child … ew Faye don’t do it #Corrie.”

But who is Corrie actress Ellie Leach who plays Faye? Here’s everything you need to know…

Who is Ellie Leach?

Ellie Leach is best known for playing the role of Faye Windass on hit ITV soap Coronation Street.

Faye is the daughter of Tim Metcalfe and Jenny Butler, previously adopted by Anna Windass.

Faye made her Coronation Street debut in 2011 and the character has since been through many dramatic storylines, including a teenage pregnancy in 2014 and the recent scenes with Ray.




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Ellie is 19 years old and the star started her career in a film A Boy Called Dad, where she played Katie.

In 2010, she starred in Moving On as Stacy and in The Sound Of Music Live in the ensemble.

However, her main role has been as Faye Windass on Coronation Street.


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You might also know Faye’s cousin Brooke Vincent, who is also a big name on the soap.

Does Ellie Leach have a boyfriend?

The Coronation Street actress is dating Reagan Pettman.

The pair are fond of a loved-up snap, and Reagan wished Ellie a happy birthday with an adorable post.

He wrote: “Happy Birthday to this absolute bundle of joy!! You are the most amazing girlfriend anyone could ever ask for x I love you so much.”


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Ellie replied: “i love youuuu,” accompanied by a string of love hearts.

The actress also gushed over her boyfriend recently, sharing a snap of them enjoying a drink while pulling their tongues at the camera, captioned: “you will never know how special you are to me.”

It appears the pair have been together for quite some time, with Ellie sharing the first snap of them together in January 2019.

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