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Katie Fitzpatrick

Corrie and Hollyoaks stars do battle in pizza making contest

TV stars Faye Brookes and Jazmine Franks swapped the soap set for the kitchen as they showcased their culinary skills.

Former Coronation Street actress Faye, who played Kate Connor, and Jazmine, who played Esther Bloom in Hollyoaks, battled it out in pizza-making competition in Bury.

Dancing on Ice 2021 runner up Faye went up against Hollyoaks veteran Jazmine to find out who could make the most authentic Italian slice.

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Bury-born Jazmine was back on her home turf for a pizza the action at Fireaway Pizza in Bolton Road.

They swapped the soap set for the kitchen (Stephen Farrell)

Faye, from Flixton, opted for a veggie heavy slice with a tomato base, mushrooms, spinach, mixed peppers, a double helping of grated cheese, drizzled in pesto and fiery oil and finished with salt and pepper seasoning.

While Jazmine’s mighty meat mix up was lined with a BBQ base, a load of pepperoni, a grated four cheese mix and mixed peppers with a garlic oil drizzled over the top for good measure.

A triumphant Faye was crowned the champion pizza maker and the ladies, who are both into their health and fitness, relished the opportunity to custom-make their own dish.

Faye said she had fun creating my own pizza from scratch and she took some home for her personal trainer boyfriend Joe Davies.

They looked pleased with their work (Stephen Farrell)

"I might be biased but it was delicious and even Joe thought so too as I took some home for him," she said.

And Jazmine added: “What an experience. My pizza looked like a child had made it compared to Faye’s, but it was so much fun and a lot tastier than it looked!"

Faye, 33, recently returned from a sunshine break in Mykonos with her man.

In May Faye and Joe were spotted using a health check machine which shows body fat percentage, muscle mass, bone density and metabolic age.

The ladies with their finished pizzas (Stephen Farrell)

The star wanted to use the Corevue machine at Healthcheck Services in Swinton after her stint on Dancing on Ice.

Faye was runner-up on the ITV skating contest to Capital Radio DJ Sonny Jay.

She was re-partnered with Matt Evers in the show after fellow pro Hamish Gaman was forced to pull out of the ITV celeb skating contest following a finger injury.

Faye played Corrie's Kate Connor from 2015 to 2019 and won a National Television Award for Best Newcomer in January 2017.

Jazmine, who won hearts as loveable Esther in Hollyoaks, turned to powerlifting after leaving the Channel Four show in 2018 and she's proud to be holding her own in a male-dominated sport.

During lockdown she's helped others with her frank podcast shining a light on mental health.

Jazmine teamed up with her friend Katherine Whittam for the podcast called The Peak and The Pit.

The podcast focuses on the link between fitness and how it impacts mental wellbeing.

Through conversation, the aim is to 'normalise' having both bad and good moments during the pandemic.

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