Emmerdale actress joins Coronation Street after leaving UK to sell weed abroad
The former Emmerdale actress shared a video from her first day on the Corrie set
Emmerdale actress joins Coronation Street after leaving UK to sell weed abroad (Image: ITV)
An Emmerdale actress has announced she’s landed a role on Coronation Street, sharing her enthusiasm in footage from the set.
Kelli Hollis first appeared in Emmerdale back in 2011, portraying Ali Spencer, mother to Sean (Luke Roskell) and Amelia (Daisy Campbell). Her character departed the soap for Liverpool in 2015, but three years later, in 2018, Ali was killed off-screen in a car crash.
After leaving the soap, Kelli made the decision to relocate from the UK to Thailand, where she pursued an unexpected career path. The television actress ended up managing a “weed bar” named La Choza Pratumnak in the Southeast Asian nation, where cannabis is permitted for personal consumption.
However, Kelli has now confirmed her return to the UK and has secured a part on the competing soap Coronation Street. Posting on her TikTok account, she shared footage from her opening day on set with the caption: “MY 1ST DAY AT CORRIE. SO EXCITING.”
“Oh my god! What a morning! So I’m here at Corrie, I’m exhausted, and it’s not from working. I’ve done two scenes already this morning, I’ve got two more now this afternoon,” she revealed to her followers whilst seated in her dressing room, reports the Daily Star.
Kelli continued, “But I’m exhausted from seeing everybody. The amount of crew that I’ve worked with before on other jobs that are here, phenomenal!”.
“And then let’s talk about the cast. So our beautiful Jane [Hazlegrove], I worked with her on Clink, she heard I was here, and she came running up.”
Kelli continued: “And the most handsome man ever, apart from my Martin, the gorgeous Aaron McClusker. He come bounding in picked me up spun me around. I’ve been made to feel so welcome. What a brilliant day so far.”
While details of Kelli’s character remain under wraps, supporters were quick to express their delight at the news in the comments section. One wrote, “Wow, I can’t wait to watch you.”
Another admirer commented: “Omg love Corrie. You’re such an amazing actress.” A third enthusiastically responded: “Ooooohhhh exciting times. So Happy for you.”
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Previously, Kelli spoke candidly about her surprising relocation to Pattaya, Thailand, where her partner Martin helps her run the La Choza Pratumnak bar.
“You only live once, and I have learned that a lot over the last few years, losing friends to things and my friend losing a child, and it just makes you assess a lot of things in your life,” she told Daily Star.
She added: “You just have to do what you have to do because you are not promised tomorrow, are you? My mentality now is I am nearly 50, f*** it, will just do it. There is no point having that ‘oh God, I can’t do this, and I can’t do that’ attitude. I have been so fortunate in my life that opportunities have come my way.”
Coronation Street airs Monday to Friday at 8:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX
