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Jessica Sansome

ITV Emmerdale's April makes way onto cobbles as she joins lookalike Coronation Street siblings

She may be used to Emmerdale village but Amelia Flanagan swapped the Dales for the cobbles of Coronation Street over the weekend. Viewers will best know the teen for playing April Windsor in the ITV soap.

The actress has been at the forefront of more emotional scenes after her on-screen dad Marlon Dingle, played by Mark Charnock, suffered a stroke and was found collapsed on the floor of their home by the schoolgirl.

And while she may not be making a soap swap, Amelia was showing her support for her younger siblings as she headed to Corrie's Salford-based set. Fans were shocked earlier this year to discover that her brother and sister, 11-year-old twins Isabella and William Flanagan, are best known for playing Hope Stape and Joseph Brown in the long-running soap.

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When William made his return to screens as Joseph earlier in the year where his character faced problems at home, Corrie viewers could see the resemblance between the youngster and his Emmerdale star sister.

Taking to Instagram fellow Corrie star Jude Riordan, who plays fan favourite Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap, shared a snap of himself alongside the soap star siblings.

The foursome looked casual and worlds away from their on-screen personas as they posed outside the iconic Rovers Return. "Great day at the Corrie Cast & Crew fun day," Jude shared alongside the post. "Good catching up with Team Flanagan," he sweetly added.

Corrie's Jude Riordan with soap siblings Amelia, Isabella and William Flanagan (Jude Riordan Instagram)

And fans were soon flooding the post with comments, particularly compliments for the young actors. @anne_connors1101 said: "Absolutely love this Jude brilliant photo of you all and amazing talented young actors you all are."

" Awh that's so awesome you got to have a fun day with the crew and cast! Good you got to catch up with William and Isabella as well as Amelia from Emmerdale," @l ydiaalty commented.

@haleybee39 wrote: "Love these young actors!!" as @brownlorna964 replied: "Lovely photo .Glad you had a nice time," and @smurf9130 added: "So cute. Great pic."

Amelia, 14, joined Emmerdale in 2014 and instantly became a hit among viewers - even winning three awards in the space of a year at the Inside Soap Awards and The British Soap Awards. Isabella took on the role of Fiz Stape's daughter Hope in Corrie in 2017 at the same time as her twin brother William joined the soap as Joseph.

Jude also wasn't alone at the soap's fun day as he was joined by his older brother, Zach, and his parents. He shared a snap of the pair peering from behind the wall in the street's back alleys while another snap showed the family soaking up the sun while treading the cobbles.

The young actor, who also stars in Sky comedy Brassic opposite Michelle Keegan, surprised fans last month by revealing Zach had joined him for some scenes on the soap. Sam was taking part in a chess competition in the Bistro when he came up against Oscar. And as the scenes aired, Jude took to social media to share his pride in having his brother act alongside him.

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