Coronation Street's Paddy Bever tells former co-star 'love you' as she's stuns in series of new snaps

Coronation Street star Paddy Bever wasn't the only one to declare his love for his former co-star as another of his soap pals also paid a gushing tribute to Millie Gibson. The actress, known for playing Kelly Neelan in the ITV soap, celebrated her birthday on Monday (June 19).

And her former castmates weren't going to forget the special occasion and took to social media to share their message as Millie marked turning 19 while filming her next big project, Doctor Who. The teen has been busy filming for the upcoming run of the BBC sci-fi series away from home in Cardiff.

Last year it was revealed that Millie, having already waved goodbye to the cobbles, would be joining Doctor Who as the new companion Ruby Sunday alongside the 15th Doctor, played by Sex Education’s Ncuti Gatwa.

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And despite being hard at work, Millie was able to spend some time celebrating and taking to Instagram before her official birthday, she shared a series of photos with her 208,000 Instagram followers alongside the caption: "Birthday weekending," which included images of a fancy, darkly-lit restaurant which she visited while sporting a stunning red mini dress.

After sharing the post, a number of her former Corrie co-stars were quick to flood her with messages. Sarah Barlow actress Tina O'Brien said: "Happy birthday. Gorgeous lady inside and out." Sally Carman, who plays Abi Webster in the ITV soap, replied: "Happy birthday, beauty!"

Jenny Connor star Sally Ann Matthews shared: "Happy birthday gorgeous girl," while Sair Khan, known for starring as Alya Nazir on the long-running soap, added: "Happy Birthday Beautiful lady!!!!"

But it was Paddy and co-star Tanisha Gorey who decided to