Michelle Keegan basks in the Manchester sunshine as she continues St Patrick's Day celebrations after returning from LA

St Patrick's Day takes place annually on March 17, but Michelle Keegan continued the celebrations as she soaked up the sun in her home city.

The former Coronation Street actress has returned from a trip to Los Angeles with her husband Mark Wright to glorious sunshine. She shared a photo of an illuminated Manchester city centre on her Instagram as she celebrated the arrival of lighter evenings.

And the Brassic beauty posted a photo of herself in a camel-coloured bucket hat with shamrock green nails. "St Paddy's Day was a few days ago but still here reppin," she wrote with the leaf symbol of Ireland and a painted nails emoji.

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The 34-year-old star from Stockport gazed into the camera as she showed off her manicure. Michelle, who plays Erin Croft in Brassic, sported lighter brunette tresses to welcome the change of season.

And she perfected her pout with a spicy lip colour to compliment her bronzed cheeks. The TV beauty, who shot to fame as Tina McIntyre on Coronation Street from 2008 to 2014 before starring in the BBC dramas Ordinary Lies and Our Girl, tied the knot with hubby Mark six years ago in a stunning ceremony at St Mary's Church in Bury St Edmunds.

The couple had met three years earlier in Dubai. Mark starred in ITVBe's The Only Way Is Essex before appearing on I'm A Celebrity and in 2017 he moved to America where he presented on the American entertainment news programme EXTRA for three years.

The 35-year-old has also been a regular voice on Heart Radio since 2012 and currently hosts the 4pm to 7pm slot on a Saturday afternoon. Speaking on Aaron McLean's No Boundaries podcast, Mark said his wife