Charlotte Jordan is taking on one of the lead roles in new BBC detective series The Hairdresser Mysteries08:42, 17 Jul 2026Coronation Street fans will be seeing a familiar face in new BBC detective series The Hairdresser Mysteries.The six-part Jim Cartwright series sees Sally Phillips playing the main role of loveable and stylish hairdresser Lily Petal, who is forced to put her amateur detective hat on when murders begin happening right on her doorstep.Meanwhile, Charlotte Jordan is playing Lily's brilliant and analytical assistant Clary Coombs, who is able to help the investigations with her quick thinking.Away from the small screen, the talented actress enjoys a serene lifestyle worlds apart from the chaos of Weatherfield and The Hairdresser Mysteries, regularly sharing glimpses of her daily life with fans via Instagram. Here, we take a look at Charlotte's life off-screen...Charlotte Jordan's boyfriendCharlotte is happily in a relationship with her boyfriend Paul, frequently posting affectionate snaps of the two of them together. During Christmas 2022, the couple looked utterly adorable, with Charlotte sporting a Santa hat while Paul cuddled their beloved 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 sweet Valentine's Day tribute, Charlotte made clear just how smitten she is with her beloved pooch, writing: "My valentine, sorry Paul," alongside an adorable snap of the pup wrapped up in a cosy jacket outside a café.Earlier this month, Charlotte shared snaps from her idyllic getaway to Greece with Paul and is regularly sharing snaps from their date nights, showing fans her stylish ensembles.'Co-star' boyfriendCharlotte once had the rare opportunity to share the screen with her real-life partner Paul on the cobbles. Though Paul is no actor, he did manage to bag himself a cameo on Coronation Street.Charlotte revealed that during a scene in which Daisy was plotting to seduce Ryan Connor, she was filmed getting close to him at the bar.Although it appeared on screen that she was grabbing his thigh, it was in fact her boyfriend's leg, as cast and crew were observing social distancing guidelines during the Covid pandemic lockdown at the time.Real accentDue to Charlotte's impressive Northern accent in Corrie and her Northern accent in The Hairdresser Mysteries, viewers may be forgiven for believing Charlotte is actually a Northerner in real life.However, soap fans were completely taken aback when they heard Charlotte speak in her 'real accent' during a This Morning interview.Viewers, who are accustomed to Daisy's Northern twang on Corrie, were astonished to learn that in real life, Charlotte hails from Surrey.Twitter, now X, went ablaze with comments at the time as fans expressed their shock at hearing Charlotte's 'real accent', with tweets like: "I didn't expect Daisy to sound like that! Great northern accent #thismorning", "She suits the Manc accent that she acts with #thismorning" and "Her voice? ! #thismorning."Article continues belowThe Hairdresser Mysteries is available to watch in full on BBC iPlayer with episodes also available to watch weekly on Fridays at 2pm on BBC One.
Hairdresser Mysteries star Charlotte Jordan's life from boyfriend to real accent
Charlotte Jordan is taking on one of the lead roles in new BBC detective series The Hairdresser Mysteries






