![\"A](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/2_screencapture-instagram-p-DQRs5ITjbtl-2026-01-05-15_52_56.jpg\")
<\/p>\nJames Nelson-Joyce’s fianc\u00e9e arrived on the cobbles as Jodie<\/p>\n
Olivia Frances Brown with her fianc\u00e9 James Nelson-Joyce(Image: Instagram\/Olivia Frances Brown)<\/p>\n
James Nelson-Joyce has sent a supportive message to his fianc\u00e9e who recently joined Coronation Street. The Liverpool-born actor enjoyed a year to remember in 2025 with his scene-stealing performance in A Thousand Blows before he proved his leading man credentials in This City Is Ours.<\/p>\n
But fans might not be aware that his long-term partner Olivia Frances Brown is also a successful name in the industry. Olivia made her soap debut during one of the most iconic nights of television<\/a> last week.<\/p>\n The worlds of Coronation Street and Emmerdale<\/a> collided in a one-hour special broadcast, dubbed “Corriedale”. It was during this time that Olivia’s character Jodie was introduced to fans.<\/a><\/p>\n A woman could be seen travelling in the back of van as a hostage. Taking to social media during the episode, fans asked: “Who was that tied up in the vehicle?” The mystery newcomer was listed in the Corriedale<\/a> cast list as a character called “Jodie”.<\/p>\n Viewers wondered who Jodie could be, until they spotted a familiar-looking tattoo which matched the one Shona Platt has on her back. It has since been confirmed that Jodie is Shona’s long-lost sister and is keen to get to know her and the rest of the Platts.<\/a><\/p>\n Jodie arrived on the cobbles and revealed she was Shona Platt’s sister(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n Meanwhile, James Nelson-Joyce, 36, <\/a>has re-shared a post on Instagram to show his support for his partner. The post showcases Olivia in character as Jodie, and James added two red love heart emojis.<\/p>\n Olivia is also active on social media and has been updating her followers on her time on the cobbles. The star has been sharing updates from set <\/a>after having to keep her role a secret for the past few months.<\/p>\n In a recent post on social media, Olivia informed her followers she is back at Media City UK filming. She posted a mirror selfie from the dressing room as she said: “And we’re back \u2026 only this time it’s no longer a secret.”<\/p>\n The actress also re-shared <\/a>a photo of Shona Platt’s matching tattoo, as she added a mysterious eyes emoji.<\/p>\n Fans may recognise Olivia from her roles in TV series Boiling Point, as well as thriller The Gathering.<\/a> She is also a jazz singer, known for her debut single “Shade of Red”. She also performs in and around the city, singing jazz in the Petit Cafe in Liverpool.<\/a><\/p>\n She has racked up 19,300 followers on Instagram, with many fans engaging in her regular posts. Her profile reads: “Probably singing jazz standards somewhere.”<\/p>\n Away from the screen, Olivia and James have been in a happy relationship for a number of years. Olivia often shares aspects of their life together, from stunning holiday snaps to a gorgeous photo alongside her partner on Christmas Day.<\/p>\n She captioned the post: “Merry Xmas from JNJ & OFB.” It was liked by thousands, as well as many recognisable names including Claire Sweeney, Lucy Fallon (Bethany Platt), Andy Whyment (Kirk Sutherland) and Julia Goulding (Shona Platt).<\/p>\n Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and ITVX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James Nelson-Joyce’s fianc\u00e9e arrived on the cobbles as Jodie Olivia Frances Brown with her fianc\u00e9 James Nelson-Joyce(Image: Instagram\/Olivia…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":368365,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[32],"tags":[6491,2525,96,347,140811,391,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-368364","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-celebrities","8":"tag-celebrities","9":"tag-coronation-street","10":"tag-entertainment","11":"tag-itv","12":"tag-james-nelson-joyce","13":"tag-tv","14":"tag-uk","15":"tag-united-kingdom","16":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368364","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=368364"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/368364\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/368365"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=368364"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=368364"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=368364"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}![\"Jodie](\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/0_screencapture-youtube-watch-2026-01-12-20_41_20.jpg\")
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