Coronation Street actors confirm romance with Ibiza holiday photos

Coronation Street actors Jonathan Howard and Olivia Frances Brown have confirmed their off-screen romance by sharing photographs from a holiday in Ibiza on social media. The pair, who play Carl Webster and Jodie Ramsey on the ITV soap, posted a series of images from the Spanish island, effectively making their relationship public.

The photos, shared on Jonathan Howard's Instagram account, show the couple enjoying time together on sunbeds and at nightlife venues. They were accompanied on the trip by Hollyoaks actor Jamie Lomas and his fiancée, Jess Bell. In one image, Howard is pictured smiling on a sunbed with Brown lying beside him. Other shots show the group together at a club. The post was captioned with a message thanking the hotel and celebrating a birthday. It received comments from several Coronation Street colleagues, including Alan Halsall, Sally Carman, and Catherine Tyldesley, as well as from actor Jamie Lomas, who called it an "unreal weekend."

The relationship comes after both actors recently ended previous long-term partnerships. Olivia Frances Brown had been engaged to actor James Nelson-Joyce, known for his role in This City Is Ours. Their relationship ended...