Slam dunk! Brooke Vincent and Samia Ghadie join forces as Coronation Street Vs. Emmerdale in charity netball match
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They're normally head-to-head in the ratings war, but British actresses from Coronation Street and Emmerdale instead competed in a charity netball match, today.
Cast members from the ITV soaps battled it out in aid of the network's annual charity fundraiser, Text Santa.
The event, which took place in Manchester, had been organised by Samia Ghadie and included co-stars Jane Danson, Katy Cavanagh and Brooke Vincent.
Focused: Brooke Vincent looks to make a pass during a charity netball match between Coronation Street and Emmerdale at the Manchester Thunderdome.
They formed part of team which challenged Emmerdale's Charlie Webb and Alison King.
Wearing traditional black and yellow netball costumes, the Coronation Street girls looked determined as they fought against their Yorkshire rivals, who wore pink and purple.
21 year-old Brooke Vincent perhaps had the toughest fighht on her hands because she'd been partying at another charity fundraiser with Kym Lomas the night before.
Determined to win: Samia, who organised the match, was driven by personal grief to score against her opponents
It's a hit: Samia celebrated as the Coronation Street girls steadily succeeded over their rivals
But, after a 90-minute game, the Coronation Street team were victorious.
The news will be welcome relief for Samia, whose motivation was the death of her father in 2009.
Speaking to The Mirror recently, she added that her charity work also helps her three year-old daughter Freya appreciate the importance of giving.
It's war: Jane Danson played hardball - literally - as she helped her colleagues snag the trophy
And the winners are: Coronation Street's cast celebrate as they are formally announced the winners
The actress said: 'I’m trying to get Freya aware that not everyone is as privileged as she is. When she doesn’t finish her food I always say, ‘Think of those poor children in Africa.’
'She says, ‘Well, let’s send our food there’ and I tell her, ‘We can’t send food there but we can give them money.’
'Because of the direct debit she knows she helps other children.'
What hangover? Brooke Vincent arrives at the Genesis Charity Sky Ball event at Manchester Airport, last night - just hours before her match.
Text Santa raises money for six UK based charities - Age UK, Barnardo's, BeatBullying, British Heart Foundation, Clic Sargent and Help the Hospices.
The appeal has raised nearly £10 million for charities since it started in 2011, and last year saw hosts Ant & Dec, Phillip Schofield, Holly Willoughby, Christine Bleakley and Paddy McGuinness broadcasting all the festive fun to 6.2 million people.
Party girls: Brooke hit the tiles with Kym Lomas, who was partying with her family in, err, Manchester Airport
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