ITV Coronation Street star Ellie Leach speak out on skin struggles after fans gushed over flawless selfie

Ellie Leach took to Instagram with another string of stunning snaps but as the compliments came flooding in, the Coronation Street star took the opportunity to discuss her current skin struggles.

The actress, who is best known for playing Faye Windass in the ITV soap, shared a trio of glowing selfies to the social media platform on Tuesday (June 7). Ellie, 21, was posing in her home in a black hoodie, showing off her flawless skin with barely any make-up and keeping her hair slicked back into a bun.

She shared the photos with her thousands of followers with just a 'shush' emoji for a caption. Commenters were quick to ask for Ellie's skin routine in order to follow her lead but she was quick to give an honest response.

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"Posting this from weeks ago because my skin is so bad at the min," she said. But with more of the same comments coming in, the Bury-born soap star decided to share what her skin is currently like.

Sharing two photos on her Instagram Story, Ellie said: "Guys! My most recent post was taken in APRIL. I just didn't get chance to post it at the time but just wanted to show you what my skin looks like currently. I always go through stages with my skin where it clears and then flares up which is what's happening now."

She went on: "I always feel so self conscious and like everybody is looking at me when my skin flares up. I hate it, but I've definitely learnt to deal with it more and just remember that it's normal to have breakouts. It's very rare that I do have spot free skin hence why I milked taking pictures whilst it was so clear [crying laughing emoji]."

Finishing up her post, Ellie added: "But