Ellie Leach eyes Hollywood move

Ellie Leach wants to go to Hollywood.

The former 'Coronation Street' actress admitted taking part in 'Strictly Come Dancing' - which she won in December with professional partner Vito Coppola - gave her more confidence to try new things and she's no longer afraid of the possibility of failure.

She told the Daily Star Sunday newspaper: “I’m open to going to Hollywood. Why not? Who wouldn’t want to do films?

“Doing 'Strictly' has really opened my eyes and made me want to do new things. I was quite scared to say yes to things before I did the show. I was quite nervous to throw myself into things.

“But now I’m like, ‘What’s the worst that can happen?’. If it’s not for me then I can say, ‘At least I tried’. I want to go for things now. I’m excited to see what will happen.”

Ellie praised the likes of former 'Neighbours' star Margot Robbie - who is Hollywood's highest-paid actress - ex-EastEnders actor Ben Hardy and 'Game of Thrones' Nathalie Emmanuel, who got her big break on 'Hollyoaks', from breaking away from soap to become internationally successful.

She said: “They’re inspiring. They’ve started off on soaps and then moved on to other things. It’s nice to look up to people who have come from the same background."

Meanwhile, the 22-year-old star recently admitted she would be open to returning to 'Coronation Street' one day because producers never killed off her alter ego Faye Windass - who she had played for 12 years before her departure last year - so the possibility will always be there.

Speaking on 'The One Show', she said: "I mean never say never! She didn't die! I spent so many amazing years there and grew up there. They will always be like my family! It was an amazing experience there."