For the latest Weatherfield news and spoilers - sign up here Former Coronation Street star Shobna Gulati swapped the cobbles for the red carpet at The Lowry theatre in Salford for her role in the musical Everybody’s Talking About Jamie.
Shobna, who played the late Sunita Alahan in the soap, plays Ray in the feel-good show about 16-year-old Jamie New who lives on a council estate in Sheffield and feels like he doesn't fit in.
The actress, from Oldham, has wowed fans with a new look for the role. READ MORE: Rebecca Adlington sprang romantic surprise on her new husband on their wedding day She was unrecognisable as Ray with a short bobbed hairdo.
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