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Coronation Street’s Georgia Taylor has reportedly ‘grown close’ to former co-star Charlie De Melo, following her ‘split’ with partner of 14-years, Mark Letheren.
The actress, 42, and Charlie, 33, – who played couple Toyah Battersby and Imran Habeeb on the ITV soap – were recently seen strolling arm-in-arm in Manchester in pictures obtained by The Sun.
The pair’s bond comes as the publication reports Georgia and Mark secretly split last year and have both ‘moved out of the home they shared’. She is best known for playing Toyah Battersby in the hit soap Corrie.
Off-screen romance? Coronation Street’s Georgia Taylor has reportedly ‘grown close’ to former co-star Charlie De Melo, following her ‘split’ with partner Mark Letheren (pictured together at the British Soap Awards in June)
MailOnline have contacted representatives of Georgia and Charlie for comment.
The Sun reports that Georgia and Charlie looked cosy as they strolled together before stopping for a coffee.
The duo have remained close since Charlie’s character, lawyer Imran, was killed off from the soap last year – in a crash caused by Georgia’s character Toyah.
Speaking of Charlie’s decision to leave Coronation Street, Georgia said at the time that she was: ‘Heartbroken. I absolutely adore him.
Over: The pair’s bond comes as the publication reports Georgia and Mark secretly split last year after a 14-year romance and have both ‘moved out of the home they shared’
‘He’s been a dream, an absolute dream. He’s so funny so we laugh a lot but he is honestly one of the most supportive people I have ever worked with and even now, we’re still in touch obviously, he’s texting me, “How did the day go? Are you OK?”
‘He’s just a team player. And I mean look at him, there’s no complaints there either. He’s beautiful.’
Charlie split from former partner, fellow Corrie alumni Nicola Thorp in 2019, following a 10 month romance.
It comes after fellow actor and photographer Mark, 51, said that 2022 was the year ‘his life finally fell apart’.
Close: The Sun reports that Georgia and Charlie looked cosy as they strolled together before stopping for a coffee
Cosy: Charlie and Georgia cosied up for a snap as they attended the Royal Television Society North West Awards with their co-stars in November
End of an era: The duo have remained close since Charlie’s character, lawyer Imran, was killed off from the soap last year – in a crash caused by Georgia’s character Toyah
A source told the publication this week: ‘The split was in July 2022 and they have both moved out of the home they shared.’
The pair, who started dating in 2008, lived together in Bristol.
In an Instagram post two weeks ago, as he marked the New Year, Mark hinted at the reported split and turmoil in his personal life in a candid update.
‘It’s been the worst year after a number of increasingly s**t years,’ his post began.
Recent: Charlie and Georgia looked close as they enjoyed a recent night out with fellow Corrie star Jane Danson (L) in December
Former love: Charlie split from former partner, fellow Corrie alumni Nicola Thorp in 2019, following a 10 month romance
‘My life finally fell apart. Thankfully, I’m incredibly lucky and have a family who have picked up the pieces and are trying to help me re-build myself.’
‘It’s thanks to them I’m still here and trying to move forward. For that I am truly grateful. Whatever the new year brings I hope that strength, humility, joy and love are in abundance for you all.’
Georgia hasn’t posted about Mark on Instagram since March 2020.
A source told The Sun this week: ‘The split was in July 2022 and they have both moved out of the home they shared’
‘It’s been the worst year after a number of increasingly s**t years’: In an Instagram post two weeks ago, as he marked the New Year, Mark hinted at the reported split and turmoil in his personal life in a candid update
They celebrated 10 years together back in 2018 in Lisbon, with Georgia calling Mark ‘my love’.
Georgia previously spoke about how she first met Mark on the set of BBC’s Casualty in 2008 and said at the time that they weren’t married. She played Ruth Winters on the show while Mark starred as Ben Harding in the drama.
He’s also known for shows including The Bill and Wire in the Blood.
Familiar face: She is best known for playing Toyah Battersby in the hit soap Corrie
Milestone: They celebrated 10 years together back in 2018 in Lisbon, with Georgia calling Mark ‘my love’
‘We’re practically married’: Georgia previously spoke about how she first met Mark on the set of BBC’s Casualty in 2008 and said at the time that they weren’t married
‘Yeah, we’re actually not married but we practically are because we’ve been together so long,’ she said.
‘We met, he was a sort of semi-regular character, he was playing a councilor ironically, which is then what Toyah ended up doing. We met, gosh 13 years ago. So yeah, got him out of the job and lots of friends and it was a really good time,’ she said on Lorraine.
MailOnline has contacted the pair and representatives of Georgia for comment, in relation to this article.
A representative for ITV’s Coronation Street declined to comment.
‘We met, he was a sort of semi-regular character, he was playing a councilor ironically, which is then what Toyah ended up doing. We met, gosh 13 years ago. So yeah, got him out of the job and lots of friends and it was a really good time,’ she said on Lorraine
The Ex: Georgia was formerly in a relationship with musician Mark Eyden (pictured in 2006)
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