Coronation Street actress Cherylee Houston has joined forces with former co-star Melissa Johns to launch a choir to help people with mental health problems.
The actress, who is better known as Weatherfield’s Izzy Armstrong, took to her Twitter page to tell her fans about her latest venture with Melissa.
Melissa was a big hit with Corrie viewers last year as Kate Connor’s feisty ex Imogen Pascoe.
The pair also launched a hugely successful theatre group called Triple C – The Creative Confidence Collective – back in 2016, aiming to make drama accessible to all and help people with disabilities fulfil their potential.
In her Twitter post the actress has revealed that the choir’s first meeting will take place on Wednesday – and with so many people retweeting and commenting on her post, it is bound to be a hit.
Cherylee told ITV News recently: “I love marrying creativity with making a change for people in their personal lives.
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“It’s quite a personal mission of mine, because I think I’ve discovered it a lot through my career in a way.”
Cherylee and Melissa have joined forces with Dan McDwyer – the man behind Parrs Wood High School choir, who performed with Ariana Grande at the One Love Manchester concert last year.
Dan has revealed that singing can make a huge difference in someone’s life…
“I’ve worked with lots of people individually who can be quite anxious and find it quite hard to speak but in singing lessons come out of their shell and really enjoy singing.”
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The first meeting of the choir will be held at Bridgewater Hall in Manchester on Wednesday 7th March from 7pm to 8.30pm and doors open at 6.30pm.
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7.30pm and 8.30pm on ITV.
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