Coronation Street co-stars Jonathan Howard and Olivia Frances Brown have revealed they are dating. The pair, who play Carl Webster and Jodie Ramsey on the ITV soap, went public with their romance after Jonathan shared holiday photos of them in Ibiza with friend Jamie Lomas and his fiancée Jess Bell.
Social media launch
The couple 'hard launched' their romance on social media with pictures from Ibiza. In one photo, they are lying next to each other on sunbeds, while in another they are out at a big club event. Jonathan also shared snaps from a holiday in France, where his daughter spent time with her two grandmothers. His ex-wife Elodie Young is tagged in the new pictures.
Elodie Young's background
Elodie is best known for starring as Elektra Natchios in the Marvel Cinematic Universe and has also appeared in Fox series The Cleaning Lady. She is currently in Los Angeles after relocating for film work. A source told The Sun: "Jonathan and Elodie separated over a year ago and remain close friends and co parents." Elodie has been open about her marriage to Jonathan, sharing how they wed in lockdown.
"It was during COVID, during lockdown. The cute part was we had another couple of friends (who) were here. Our parents are in Europe, my mum is in Paris, and his mum is in the UK," she said. "So Jonny had his mum on his phone, and I had my mum on my phone, and they were all dressed up. They made an effort! And this is how we did it, which was fun."
Olivia's previous relationship
Olivia was previously dating This City is Ours actor James Nelson-Joyce months after getting engaged. A source said at the time: "It’s finished. They were a rock-solid showbiz couple, and their fans will be absolutely shocked and devastated."
On-screen storylines
Olivia's character has caused quite a stir since her arrival on the Cobbles during the iconic Corriedale episode. The half-sibling of Corrie fan favourite Shona Ramsey, Jodie has reunited with her sister but things have not got off to a good start as her love of lying and revenge has seen her thrown out by Shona and David Platt. For Jonathan, his character Carl Webster has broken up his brother Kevin's marriage to Abi by having an affair. Debbie was later revealed to be Carl's mother after years of believing they were siblings.
