Coronation Street’s Georgia Taylor lifted the lid on her time on the soap which led her to meet her co-star and partner Charlie de Melo.
Charlie portrayed the role of Imran Habeeb in the ITV soap, while Georgia plays Corrie icon Toyah Battersby.
They fuelled romance rumours back in February of last year, after it was reported that Georgia had split from her partner Mark Letheren.
When asked if she imagined the soap would be such a big part of her life, Georgia said: ‘No not at all, when I joined the show I was on a five month contract and I didn’t see anything beyond that.
‘So the fact that it’s really shaped so much of my life and my personal life is quite extraordinary.’
She added: ‘It really is a gift and it makes that place even more special to me. Going away and coming back, meeting Charlie, being reunited with Jane at work and now being back up north near my family, I just feel incredibly lucky and thankful for the people that the show has brought into my life.’
Charlie and Georgia worked together for years in Coronation Street. Prior to Charlie’s exit, Imran and Toyah’s storyline focused on the couple becoming foster parents, as well as the reveal Imran is the father of Abi Webster’s (Sally Carman) baby following their one-night stand.
As Toyah spiralled, she confronted Imran during a drive, but things took a devastating turn when Toyah ended up smashing their car into a wall, with the injuries being enough to cause Imran’s death.
Since his departure, Charlie has gone on to appear in theatre shows but most recently, he worked alongside David Tennant, Catherine Tate and Neil Patrick Harris for the Doctor Who episode titled The Giggle.
Charlie played Charles Banerjee, the assistant John Logie Baird during the invention of television.
While Charlie and Georgia keep their romance relatively quiet, they do enjoy sharing pictures online from holidays and days out together.
Last October, Georgia posted a variety of snaps from her holiday in Northern Ireland with Charlie, with the pictures including the couple at the Titanic Belfast visitor experience, enjoying pints of Guinness and good craic, and taking in the beautiful Northern Irish landscape.
