Corrie’s Faye Brookes posts rare snap of new boyfriend following Gareth Gates split

She looks happier than ever

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by Marianna Manson |
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Former Coronation Street star Faye Brookes has shared a rare insight into her new relationship with personal trainer Joe Davies while they self-isolate together.

Faye, who played Kate Connor on the soap before her character embarked on a trip around the world, split from her popstar fiancé Gareth Gates last summer, before going public with Joe in January at a premier.

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Since then, we haven’t seen too much of him, but she’s now taken to Instagram to share an adorable snap of them both and gushed about him in the caption.

“The way He looks at me,” she said. “The way it has been. The way it is now. The way it will stay.”

Well, that sounds like love to us.

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In the picture the happy couple are enjoying the sun, giggling as Faye covers her new man’s eyes.

Fans were thrilled for the star, with one writing, “Yessss Faye love this!! You deserve happiness beaut.”

“Deserve to be happy lovely lady x” said another, while one more added, “Everything you deserve lovely lady”.

Speaking of her split for Gareth, another said, “So happy for you 🎉🎉🎉 hope you are okay and your decision to break up with Gareth was mutual xx.”

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Back in August, Faye and Gareth officially announced their split, although shortly after rumours started swirling that the relationship had ended weeks before thanks for Gareth’s “controlling behaviour”.

"Things had been building up for a while and Faye knew something wasn't right. In the end she called things but he knew it was coming,” a source told The Sun at the time.

“Faye is such an independent and strong woman and she found Gareth's controlling nature hard. He was desperate to manage her and take charge of her career but she really wasn't keen on the idea. He kept pushing for it and in the end she had enough."

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