Coronation Street stars are behind a series of Christmas adverts aimed at bringing providing festive cheer while championing diversity and inclusivity in the arts.
Cherylee Houston and Melissa Johns are best known to Corrie fans as Imogen Pascoe and Izzy Armstrong on the soap cobbles, and last year Melissa starred in the BBC One drama Life.
The stars both have disabilities - Cherylee has the rare connective tissue disorder Ehlers-Danlos syndrome and Melissa was born without a right forearm - and they support others as co-founders of the pioneering drama project Triple C - The Creative Confidence Collective - launched so the next generation of budding actors don’t meet blocks to the arts. READ MORE: Coronation Street newcomer has famous
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