CORONATION Street's Charlie Condou left the Top Gun premiere afterparty with A-list Hollywood star Jennifer Connolly. Jennifer's husband Paul met Charlie, 49, who played Marcus Dent on the ITV programme - on the set of Dead Babies, and they became best friends ever-since.
Charlie and Jennifer's husband Paul Bettany are godfather to each other's children and both families spend every second Christmas together.
So when Jennifer, 51, was in town, Charlie made sure he was the perfect date to take her to the star-studded premiere of the year.
The dapper duo looked partied out as they got into a taxi after the glam Top Gun event. Jennifer looked sensational in a cream maxi dress with black embellishments as she posed alongside main man Tom Cruise.
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