Strictly and Coronation Street’s Ellie Leach accidentally soft launches new man – before quickly deleting pic

STRICTLY Come Dancing winner Ellie Leach has accidentally ‘soft launched’ her new man in an Instagram blunder. The star – best known for her time as an actress on Coronation Street – uploaded a snap of her holding hands with a mystery man but quickly swooped in to delete the snapshot. Ellie Leach has accidentally soft launched her new man Credit: ellielouiseleach/ Instagram The actress uploaded a snap holding the man’s hand – but quickly deleted it Credit: Instagram / @ellielouiseleach It appeared that Ellie shared the snap in error – with it likely being meant for her private close friends story. Ellie could be seen clasping onto a man’s hand as she wished him a “happy birthday” in the image. Sign up for the Coronation Street newsletter Thank you! The picture did not stay online for very long with Ellie soon pulling it from her Instagram stories. In recent months, Ellie has made no admission of being in a relationship and has aimed to keep all details of her private life under wraps. The Strictly star has aimed to keep her romances under wraps Credit: Splash Her last public relationship ended due to cheating Credit: News Group Newspapers Limited Her slip-up hasn’t stopped her fans from speculating on whether the star has found love again. Ellie hasn’t been in a public romance since her time on Strictly. During the show, she was heavily linked to fellow competitor, model and actor Bobby Brazier. Although the pair denied being romantically involved, insiders claimed they grew close during the Strictly live shows and the arena tour. Most read in TV Ellie previously dated Reagan Pettman until their relationship ended shortly before her Strictly stint after five years together. At the time, Reagan opened up to The Sun about their romance and confessed to cheating on Ellie after kissing another girl in a drunken nightclub snog. Comment now