ITV Coronation Street's Elle Mulvaney 'so happy' as she's given career news after reunion as former co-star shares sweet message

Coronation Street star Elle Mulvaney has said she is 'so happy' after she was given some exciting career news. The actress, who has been winning praise for her portrayal of Amy Barlow in the ITV soap, has made the longlist for this year's British Soap Awards.

The full list of nominations for the annual ceremony were released this week with Coronation Street, EastEnders and Emmerdale are among the soaps battling it out for the top prize. As usual, fans can vote for their favourites in the Best Leading Performer and Best British Soap categories.

But for the first time since 2014, the Best Villain category has been returned to a public vote after being judged by a panel since 2015 and the Best Young Performer winner has also switched back to being chosen by the public. And Elle has been nominated in the Best Leading Performer category.

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The actress is currently up against many of her co-stars as Charlotte Jordan (Daisy Midgeley), Ryan Prescott (Ryan Connor), Sair Khan (Alya Nazir) and Paddy Bever (Max Turner) have also made the long list.

Tweeting about the news, Elle said: "Vote all things #Corrie at this years Soap Awards! So happy to be nominated for best leading performer." And fans were quick to respond. @wigan_mstherapy said: "Massively well deserved nomination. Good luck. PS. I’ve voted." @scripttoscene replied: "Congratulations, so well deserved. I bet a first of many nominations." @corriepodcast commented: "Congratulations on the nom! Well deserved (actually for quite some time now)." @calypsovoices added: "THIS IS HUGE!!! VOTE FOR @ElleJMulvaney."

Elle's co-star