Michelle Keegan was thrown in at the deep end as she was back in the chilly climes of Manchester after jetting back from Australia.
It is the first time the former Coronation Street star has been seen in the UK after spending months Down Under working on a new project for the BBC.
She jetted off to Oz to film her latest project back in May. She will star in the new BBC drama Ten Pound Poms, created by Bafta-award winner Danny Brocklehurst who she has previously worked with on the Sky comedy drama Brassic and BBC drama series Ordinary Lies.
The drama is set to follow a group who have been promised a better quality of life in Australia for only £10, leaving behind post-war Britain.
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