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Rebecca Koncienzcy

ITV Coronation Street's Fiz looks completely different from her first appearance in the soap

Regular viewers of Corrie will be missing fan favourite Fiz Brown, as actress Jennie McAlpine is on maternity leave.

To help ease the longing to see the resident of number 9 Coronation Street , we have had a look back at her first few years in the soap.

And she looks completely different from when she first appeared on the ITV show, swapping out her tight ringlets for sleek glamour waves.

Ever since stepping on the cobbles, Fiz has been a character of diverse storylines, from providing funny, light relief to helping her husband bury bodies of his murder victims.

Jennie When she started in Corrie and last year at the NTAs (ITV/Getty)

Actress Jennie was cast in the role over 15 years ago in 2001 when she was just 17.

Back then Fiz was the troubled foster child of Roy and Hayley Cropper, breathing new life into their on-screen dynamic.

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Some believe Fiz is called 'Fiz' because of her curly hair, but it is, in fact, short for Fiona.

Fiz's protest on the garage roof in 2002 (Granada Television)
Toyah and Fiz in Corrie (Granada Television)

Fresh from a stint in Emmerdale - playing Michelle Morley - Jennie was loved by fans and soon became a recurring character. She even won Best Newcomer at the British Soap Awards in 2002.

Jennie, from Bury, has now played Fiz for 18 years, but has taken breaks from the show a few times, including so she could appear on reality show I'm A Celebrity... Get Me Out Of Here! in 2017, where she finished in fourth place.

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The mum-of-two was a guest at the Southport Flower Show back in 2013 and opened her own restaurant in 2014, Annies Restaurant in Manchester.

Jennie in I'm A Celeb (ITV)
Coronation Street Fiz ( Jennie McAlpine ) (ITV)
Coronation Street actress Jennie McAlpine (PA)

The 35-year-old married her partner Chris Farr in 2017 and the couple has two children, Albert, 4, and Hilda, born in October last year.

Last year we saw Fix depart from Corrie after things with her troublesome daughter, Hope, got out of hand and she enrolled her at a school in Birmingham in the hope of sorting out her unruly behaviour.

It is hoped we could see Fiz make the journey back later this year, or at least early next year.

*Coronation Street is on ITV1, Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm and 8:30pm

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