Coronation Street star Charlotte Jordan’s life is very different to her soap character’s, when the cameras stop rolling. She’s been playing the fiery Daisy Midgeley on our screens since October 2020, but off screen, Charlotte leads a much calmer life.
Daisy’s turbulent journey on Coronation Street since her arrival four years ago has seen her becoming step-daughter to the Rovers Return’s landlady, Jenny Connor, and finding love with school teacher Daniel Osbourne. Daisy’s affair with Ryan Connor and rocky friendship with Bethany Platt have put her at the centre of the drama on the cobbles on several occasions too.
Earlier this year the 28-year-old actress confirmed she has quit the soap. She said in a statement: “My time at Coronation Street is something I’ll always cherish. After a brilliant four years for Daisy, it’s time for me to start a new chapter and explore other opportunities.
“It’s been a privilege to be part of a wonderful institution with even more wonderful colleagues who have taught me so much”
Away from TV, talented Charlotte enjoys a peaceful life far removed from the dram of the Street, posting regularly on Instagram to share moments of her day with her followers.
She’s happily loved-up with her boyfriend Paul and often posts sweet selfies of the pair of them. Over Christmas in 2022, the couple looked picture-perfect with Charlotte rocking a Santa hat and Paul cuddling their cute French bulldog.
“We’ve had Olive eleven months and eight days so as you can see I’ve been third wheeling for eleven months and eight days”, she joked in the caption.
In a lovely Valentine’s Day post, Charlotte showed how much she loves her little dog by saying: “My valentine, sorry Paul,” with a cute photo of the pup in a warm jacket sitting outside a cafe.
She once got to work alongside her real-life boyfriend Paul on the soap. While Paul isn’t an actor, he did make a cameo on Coronation Street. Charlotte shared that when Daisy was planning on how to seduce Ryan Connor, there was a scene where she got close to him at the bar.
While it looked like she grabbed his thigh, it was actually her boyfriend’s leg as the cast and crew were maintaining social distance during the lockdown, reports RSVP.
She has also put up lots of photos where she is having fun with her friends from work when they are not filming. Charlotte went to the Haydock Races with Faye Brookes, Lucy Fallon and Ellie Leach and made a photo collage where she and her friends were smiling at the camera while they are in a special area at racecourse.
She’s also shared snaps with co-star Rob Mallard in the past. Rob portrays Daniel in Coronation Street.
Charlotte once said she almost didn’t become an actress, telling the Metro that she was almost in a pop band that Simon Fuller and Geri Halliwell were putting together. Charlotte explained: “It was a development deal, which means we spent a lot of time bonding, doing choreography and recording songs in the studio sometimes cool songs, sometimes naff songs. You just try to find your sound.”
Away from Corrie, Charlotte has starred in The Bill and Casualty, as well as Netflix series Free Rein, in which she played Gaby Grant. She previously won a British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance for her portrayal of Daisy.