Coronation Street star Colson Smith said he was left 'speechless' as the cast continued to show their support for Ellie Leach on Strictly Come Dancing.
The actor, known for playing Craig Tinker in the ITV soap, was watching from home this week as they hit show headed to Blackpool.
Colson watched on from Manchester while former on-screen girlfriend Ellie, who played Faye Windass in Corrie for 12 years until earlier this year, performed in the iconic Tower Ballroom with her mum, dad, and fellow former Corrie star cousin Brooke Vincent watched on in the live audience.
Ellie and her professional dance partner Vito Coppola, who have been at the centre of romantic rumours for weeks, scored a total of 39 out of 40 as they donned matching pink and blue outfits for their Charleston to Love Machine by Girls Aloud. READ MORE: BBC Strictly Come Dancing fans make 'distracting' complaint after 'forgetting' Blackpool addition READ MORE: Read more of today's top stories from the Manchester Evening News Following the high-energetic performance, Vito kissed Ellie and told her "we’ve won, baby", seemingly referring to the fun fair theme of the dance which ended with Ellie getting a giant cuddly toy.