Coronation Street star Jane Danson praises husband Robert Beck for colouring her roots... as filming remains suspended during lockdown
She's been unable to visit the hair salon during the coronavirus lockdown.
But Coronation Street star Jane Danson has revealed her husband Robert Beck has turned into an unlikely hairdresser, after he coloured her roots on Wednesday.
The soap star, 41, took to Twitter on Wednesday to show off her new transformation, as filming for the soap remains suspended due to the pandemic.
New look: Coronation Street star Jane Danson praised her husband Robert Beck for colouring her roots on Wednesday, as filming for the soap is halted during the COVID-19 lockdown
Jane took to social media to share before and after snaps of her roots going from grey back to her usual blonde after getting husband Robert to dye her hair.
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The star - who plays Leanne Battersby on the soap - has been on an unexpected break since March after filming for the soap was suspended.
She captioned her post: 'Love is when your hubby does your roots. #lockdownrootrealness. Thanks babe.'
Amazing: Jane praised her actor husband for colouring her roots during the nationwide lockdown, with a return date for Corrie still yet to be confirmed
The transformation backs up Corrie bosses' recent announcement that they are the 'final stages of a return-to production protocol,' meaning some of the cast may be heading back to work in the coming weeks.
A Coronation Street representative exclusively told MailOnline: 'ITV is in the final stages of working with others across the industry on a return-to-production protocol and we are in active discussions with Government on this.
'We will share further updates in due course.'
On hold: The transformation backs up Corrie bosses' recent announcement that they are the 'final stages of a return-to production protocol' in accordance with government advice
It comes after minsters hinted on Tuesday night that production can start again as long as cast members and crew follow social distancing rules on set.
Prime Minister Boris Johnson encouraged some sectors to head back to work earlier this week in a tentative three-stage 'exit plan', if working from home cannot be done. By this definition, this would include being on film sets.
A spokesman for the Department for Digital, Culture, Media and Sport told Screen Daily: 'The Government is working closely with the screen sector to understand how different types of productions can comply with social distancing guidelines, and give confidence to people in the TV and film industries that there are safe ways in which they can return to work.'
It has since been claimed that BBC shows such as Peaky Blinders and Line of Duty will return to filming but have to adhere to social distancing regulations.
What's happening? It comes after Emmerdale star James Hooton also sparked speculation among fans that he may he returning to filming, after shaving his hair and beard
Is it back? The actor's tweet sent fan speculation into overdrive about whether he may be about to resume filming
Disappointing: Sadly James responded to a majority of the comments confirming filming wasn't happening anytime soon
Just as Corrie may be set to resume production in the coming weeks, Emmerdale fans are hopeful their soap won't be far behind.
Star James Hooton - who plays Sam Dingle - sparked speculation among fans he could be heading back to work very soon, after he shared a snap of his newly-shaven head and face.
He wrote: 'So long #readytomingle Welcome back #readytodingle #emmerdale.'
The post sparked a flurry of responses from fans asking whether the show was back to filming again.
Sadly James responded to a majority of the comments confirming filming wasn't happening anytime soon.
Suspended: Both Coronation Street and Emmerdale announced in March that filming has been suspended to adhere to social distancing amid the coronavirus crisis
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