Former Hollyoaks star Jessica Ellis is heading on tour, joining the cast of Fat Friends The Musical alongside some other famous faces from soapland.
Jessica will be starring alongside ex-Coronation Street stars Sherrie Hewson and Les Dennis, as well as former Holby City castmember Lee Mead.
Announcing the news on Instagram, Jessica wrote: "Welllllll I’ve wanted to shout this from the rooftop for a while now!! And the donut is finally out of the mouth! Im buzzing to tell that I’m joining the cast of @fatfriendsmusical and we’re going on tour baby!
"To get to work with Kay Mellor is just a dream come true really! I just can’t wait to get myself back on that stage! Come see us you can get your tickets now! big shout out to my agent @guyhowe @wgmatlantictalent legend!"
Jessica played Tegan Lomax on Hollyoaks until her character tragically died in 2018 after being hit by a falling tree.
In May, she announced her engagement to partner Michael Shaw. Sharing a photo of her engagement ring on Instagram, Jessica wrote: "Well yesterday was a bit of alright thanks to my fiancé @mtshaw91."
Following her Hollyoaks exit, Jessica revealed to Digital Spy whether she still watched the soap as she announced her own podcast.
"If it came on the TV, I wouldn’t be like 'Turn it off, turn it off!'" Jessica said. "When I was in it, I obviously watched stuff that I did. It'd be stupid not to – you don’t build a house and not look at it afterwards.
"I don’t really have the time to watch it that much now, but if it’s on, I will watch because all my friends are on it."
Hollyoaks airs new episodes from Mondays to Fridays at 6.30pm on Channel 4, with first-look screenings at 7pm on E4. Selected omnibus episodes are available via Amazon Prime Video.
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