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Dancing On Ice favourite Amber Davies wins new role as 'lead character' on Coronation Street after impressing soap bosses: 'This is like a dream come true for her'


Davies, who won Love Island in 2017, auditioned for a role on the cobbles 18 months ago but lost the top job to another star.

Dancing on Ice favourite Amber Davies is to star on Coronation Street after bosses created a role for her following her popularity since winning Love Island Since winning Love Island with ex-boyfriend Kem Cetinay, Davies has pursued a professional acting career having trained at the Urdang Academy in her youth. Davies is now dating her West End leading man Ben Joyce who played Marty McFly in the stage adaptation of the hit 1985 film Back To The Future.

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