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Katie Fitzpatrick

Strictly star Saffron Barker was in Manchester for an exciting new project

She won new an army of new fans on this year's series of Strictly Come Dancing, and Saffron Barker has teased that she's been working on an 'exciting' new project in Manchester.

The vlogger was all smiles and gave a cheery wave as she arrived at Manchester Piccadilly in a lemon yellow top and matching sunny-hued bag with distressed black jeans and a warm-looking black coat.

Sharing a photo of herself on the train heading home the You Tuber wrote "Heading home after working on something so exciting in Manchester."

Saffron was working on something exciting in Manchester (Stephen Searle)

Saffron, who has has 2.2m subscribers to her YouTube channel and teamed up with Primark on her own homeware range, danced with Strictly pro AJ Pritchard in the 2019 series, which was won by former Emmerdale star Kelvin Fletcher and Oti Mabuse.

As Saffron and AJ were voted off the series last month she wrote: "So so many emotions.. I am so sad because my Strictly journey is over but smiling because I so proud of myself for how far I’ve come.

"Sometimes you’ve got to give yourself a pat on the back and tell yourself you did good and that’s exactly what I’m doing right now.

Saffron and AJ Pritchard on Strictly (PA)

"Thank you all for your continued support and to my amazing team (you know who you are) and of course to my incredible partner @aj11ace !!

"I couldn’t of wished for anyone else to of been partnered with. When I look back to week one and how nervous and scared I was, you always believed in me.

"Thank you for your patience and all your laughs."

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