Coronation Street fans were in meltdown as they saw a soap icon in the Dancing On Ice audience. As the celebs took to the ice for Props Week actor David Neilson, who plays Corrie's Roy Cropper, was there to cheer on his co-star Mollie Gallagher during Props Week.
Mollie, who plays Roy's niece and fellow bat watcher Nina Lucas in Corrie, is skating on the ITV celeb skating contest with Sylvain Longchambon, the husband of fellow Weatherfield favourite Samia Longchambon who plays Maria Windass.
Viewers were excited by the rare appearance of David, who has played Roy since 1995. "She's fabulous. She's got more confident every week, just like she was on our show," he praised Mollie.
David then went on to drop a little Corrie spoiler as he chatted to host Holly Willoughby. READ MORE: Molly-Mae Hague sends rallying message to Tommy Fury ahead of life-changing Jake Paul fight He divulged that he had been joined on the show by a 'furry friend' to replace Mollie while she is showcasing her skating talents.
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