Velvet Crush - Kym Marsh

t seemed to be a competition to see who could blend into the darkness on Friday night as a slew of female soapstars opted for black outfits for the Injured Jockey Awards.
But the velvet texture of Kym Marsh's bodycon dress made sure her enviable figure was clear to see.
The raven-haired Coronation Street star shimmered in the moonlight on the cold Friday night.

Velvet crush: Kym Marsh lead the soapstar pack wearing a black bodycon dress to the Injured Jockey Awards in Manchester

Continuing the velvet theme, Kym held a silver clutchbag and kept her jewellery limited to a few matching bracelets on each arm.
Showing off her tanned legs, the actress finished off her look with some black peep toe heels.
Sheree Murphy opted for some comforting fabric as part of her outfit too, wearing a black fur coat over a black dress, and on her feet, towering ankle boots that blended into her opaque tights.

Texture : Kym Marsh and Sheree Murphy both chose outfits with soft fabric as a key feature

Sultry: Sheree's fur coat and Charley Webb's thigh high slit added some sex appeal to their dark outfits

Male support: Sheree's husband Harry Kewell joined his wife for a photo along with Charley's boyfriend and co-star Matthew Wolfenden

Her Emmerdale co-star Charley Webb looked sultry in black too, but allowed a flash of her leg to show through a thigh-high slit in her slash-neck maxi dress.
Again, she wore heels just as high as Sheree, but the two were still a couple of inches shorter than their beaus.
Australian footballer Harry Kewell accompanied his wife Sheree wearing jeans, trainers and a blazer jacket.

Contrast: The Aussie footballer was typically laidback in jeans and trainers but Coronation Street's Ian Puleston-Davies was far more dapper in a black tuxedo for the event in Manchester on Friday night

Suited: Adam Thomas dressed in a 3-piece pinstriped suit accompanied by a pretty blonde friend in a gold leaf print dress

Charley's other half - and Coronation Street co-star - Matthew Wolffenden wore jeans too, but his buttoned up shirt, waistcoat and matching jacket complete with handkerchief was arguably more formal than the former Liverpool player's.
Ian Puleston-Davies was far more dapper than both men, wearing a black tuxedo for the event in Manchester.
But he was to be outdone by Adam Thomas, who arrived in a 3-piece pinstripe suit and electric blue tie, with a pretty blonde on his arm.

Raunchy: Sacha Parkinson rocked a leather mini dress with a vibrant red clutch bag

Sacha Parkinson rocked up in leather belted mini dress, but added some colour with a vibrant red envelope clutchbag.
She arrived with Jack P. Shepherd who channeled Rat Pack cool in a black tuxedo, skinny tie and silver handkerchief in his left-hand jacket pocket.
Altogether the ITV1 soapstars were there to lend their support to the Injured Jockey Fund at the Midland Hotel in Manchester.

Leggy: Braving the cold Sacha left the tights at home, strutting out in peep toe heels alongside co-star Jack P. Shepherd

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Helen Flanagan wears washerwoman headscarf

To her critics, she is an intolerable airhead  given far too much time in the limelight.
But ex-Coronation Street star Helen Flanagan sees herself in a much different light, if her latest set of tweets are to go by. 
The ditzy blonde actress has been telling her fans about the huge amount of housework she has been doing.

A woman's work is never done: Fresh from cleaning the house, Helen Flanagan arrives at Man City's stadium

On Saturday she tweeted: 'Ready after rushing around cleaning the house', [sic] adding that she was wearing a headband from Jack Wills.
In another tweet, she moaned about the presence of paparazzi outside her home.

She wrote: 'Pap outside my house :( please go away I have a mother in law to impress.' [sic]

Ball control: Helen grabs a football held by a fan as she leaves the stadium

Helen's series of tweets gave the impression that she was worried about the 'First Sinclair/Flanagan Christmas'.
She started the day by announcing: 'Operation Christmas Show Home House For The InLaws eeeeeeek.' [sic]
Before keeping fans up to date with how she was tackling her chores, including having to wake up her younger sister, who was staying at her house.
There may potentially be one face around the Christmas dinner table that Helen will particularly want to impress - her own grandad.
During her tenure in the Australian jungle when taking part in I'm A Celeb, Joe Flanagan spoke candidly to the Daily Mirror about his granddaughter's ineptitude around the house.
He said: 'Helen doesn't know how to set a table, never mind cook or clean. With all that money I think a good finishing school, where she'd have picked up some practical life skills, would have been a much better bet than spending it on handbags.

'She and Scott pay a lot of cash in rent each month and have a cleaner to do all their chores. She could put her money to better use.'

Brave face: Helen put on a bold smile and bright headband when she headed to the Ethiad Stadium on Saturday

But, it seems like living under a canopy of trees for a fortnight has taught Helen some valuable life skills.
And, even though she seemed to spend a large chunk of the day social networking, she managed to get everything ticked off her to-do list, so headed off to watch her boyfriend, Scott Sinclair, play football.
Helen arrived at Manchester City's Etihad Stadium wearing the same jeans, hoodie and red hairband that she had tweeted herself wearing throughout the day, which might have been as she was too busy cleaning to get changed.
Any concerns she had about her in laws' imminent arrival seemed to disappear as she watched her sportsman beau's team comfortably beat Reading 1-0.
Last week, Helen came under fire for posting photographs of herself posing with a gun to her head just days after a school massacre in America.
She has since appeared on TV, reassuring the British public that she is a kind-natured girl at heart, and never meant to upset anybody, least of all the grieving families of the young victims, or other people affected by the tragedy.

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Michelle Keegan flashes her toned stomach

Christmas is a time when most of us cover up in baggy clothes in a bid to hide any festive weight gain.
But Michelle Keegan decided to do the exact opposite as she enjoyed a night out in Manchester on Sunday - flashing her toned stomach in a midriff-baring outfit.
The 25-year-old soap actress opted for the revealing outfit as she met some friends for Christmas cocktails in Manchester.

On fine form: Michelle gives onlookers a peek at her toned abs as she heads out for Christmas drinks with friends

Michelle wore a cropped black top which showed off her abs and left her tanned arms exposed.

She teamed it with a grey skirt with a black abstract pattern and wore beige high-heeled shoes and a matching handbag.
She carried her black leather jacket over her arm and completed her look with a gold necklace and hoop earrings.

There she goes: A stunning Michelle is likely to have turned hears as she passed her fans in the street on a night out in Manchester this week

Beaming with pride: Michelle looks happy to be out and about as she proudly shows off her flat stomach

Michelle showed off her stunning figure in a white bikini while on holiday in the Caribbean last month.
And her impressive body is likely to have won her many new fans.
She was also named sexiest female at the British Soap Awards this year for the fourth year in a row.

Girls' night out: Michelle was joined by her friends for pre-Christmas cocktails in Manchester this week 

On her triumph, she told the Radio Times: 'It's always flattering that people go out of their way to vote for you.
'They've got their own lives but they still think, "Oh, I'll vote for Michelle." I get so chuffed with that.'
And Michelle, who split from The Wanted's Max George earlier this year, has a host of admirers thanks to her good looks.
Strictly Come Dancing winner and Olympic gymnast Louis Smith recently admitted he fancies her, telling Heat magazine: 'She's hot.'

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