{"id":816716,"date":"2026-03-10T13:45:27","date_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:45:27","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/816716\/"},"modified":"2026-03-10T13:45:27","modified_gmt":"2026-03-10T13:45:27","slug":"james-nelson-joyce-and-coronation-street-star-fiancee-soak-up-sun-in-liverpool-city-centre","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/816716\/","title":{"rendered":"James Nelson-Joyce and Coronation Street star fianc\u00e9e &#8216;soak up sun&#8217; in Liverpool city centre"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>James and Olivia enjoyed time away from their busy schedules<img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"James Nelson-Joyce, Olivia Frances Brown and  Philip Olivier\" loading=\"eager\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/1773150325_953_0_CaptureJPG.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"James Nelson-Joyce, Olivia Frances Brown and  Philip Olivier\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">James Nelson-Joyce, Olivia Frances Brown and  Philip Olivier(Image: The Daffodil Instagram)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">James Nelson-Joyce and his partner Olivia Frances Brown enjoyed time together in <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/liverpool-city-centre\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Liverpool city centre<\/a> yesterday, Monday March 9. The couple visited The Daffodil, the former Mersey Ferry which is now berthed in Canning Dock as a floating bar and restaurant.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Liverpool entrepreneurs Philip Olivier, who is best known as &#8216;Tinhead&#8217; on Brookside, and Joshua Boyd are behind the restoration of the famous vessel. A picture shared by the official Daffodil account yesterday showed the <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/liverpool-news\/gallery\/james-nelson-joyce-spotted-filming-33410370\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">This City is Ours actor <\/a>alongside his girlfriend and Philip.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It was captioned: &#8220;It was lovely to have James Nelson-Joyce and Olivia Frances Brown join us to soak up the sun on the main deck.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">&#8220;We hope you&#8217;re all as excited for season 2 of This City is Ours as we are! Promenade Bar open every day, from midday until late.&#8221; Away from the screen, Olivia and James have been <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-news\/james-nelson-joyce-sends-heartfelt-33222251\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\">in a happy relationship for a number of years<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Olivia, who joined the cast of Coronation Street earlier this year, commented on the picture of the three with a red heart emoji.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">Olivia made her soap debut during one of the most memorable episodes ever, as <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/coronation-street\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Coronation Street<\/a> and <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/emmerdale\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Emmerdale<\/a> crossed over for a one-off special.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">James&#8217; fianc\u00e9e arrived on the cobbles as Jodie. At the time, James re-shared a post on Instagram to show his support for his partner, he added two love heart emojis alongside a picture of her in character on the soap.<\/p>\n<p><img decoding=\"async\" alt=\"A screengrab from Instagram of Olivia Frances-Brown with her fianc\u00e9 James Nelson-Joyce\" loading=\"lazy\"  src=\"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/2_screencapture-instagram-p-DQRs5ITjbtl-2026-01-05-15_52_56.jpg\" \/><\/p>\n<p aria-label=\"Olivia Frances Brown with her fianc\u00e9 James Nelson-Joyce\" class=\"ImageCaption_caption-title__ccyQU\" data-testid=\"caption-title\">Olivia Frances Brown with her fianc\u00e9 James Nelson-Joyce(Image: Instagram\/Olivia Frances Brown)<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The star has been <a aria-label=\"sharing updates from set Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/tv\/coronation-streets-mystery-newcomer-olivia-33177313\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">sharing updates from set <\/a>after having to keep her role a secret for months. Fans may recognise Olivia from her roles in TV series Boiling Point, as well <a aria-label=\"as thriller The Gathering.Link opens in a new tab.\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/news\/showbiz-news\/\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_blank\">as thriller The Gathering.<\/a> She is also a jazz singer, often performing in and around the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">It has been a busy start to 2026 for both James and Olivia. Filming for This City Is Ours has once again taken over Liverpool with the cast spotted in several locations across the city.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">The<a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/this-city-is-ours\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"_self\"> crime drama series set and filmed in Liverpool<\/a> first aired last year, featuring many popular locations from the city centre&#8217;s pubs to <a aria-label=\"\" class=\"TextLink_text-link__dBSS0 TextLink_enabled__dJF3l\" href=\"https:\/\/www.liverpoolecho.co.uk\/all-about\/sefton\" rel=\"follow noopener\" tabindex=\"0\" target=\"\">Sefton<\/a> Park, Lark Lane and the docks.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">In his interview with the ECHO in February last year, James admitted he was slightly nervous about how audiences would receive his performance as conflicted gangster Michael Kavanagh in This City Is Ours.<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He said: &#8220;I&#8217;m a bit anxious about if the city is going to be, &#8216;Oh it&#8217;s another crime drama set in Liverpool.&#8217; I understand, but it is more than that.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p class=\"Paragraph_paragraph-text__PVKlh \" data-tmdatatrack=\"content-unit\" data-tmdatatrack-type=\"paragraph\">He added: &#8220;You don&#8217;t realise what goes into a production. The houses we were filming in, we were renting them off people, so they were getting paid. It&#8217;s brilliant for the city and the economy.&#8221;<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"James and Olivia enjoyed time away from their busy schedules James Nelson-Joyce, Olivia Frances Brown and Philip Olivier(Image:&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":816717,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[8815],"tags":[748,236,393,4884,201607,179,2349,16,15],"class_list":{"0":"post-816716","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-liverpool","8":"tag-britain","9":"tag-coronation-street","10":"tag-england","11":"tag-great-britain","12":"tag-james-nelson-joyce","13":"tag-liverpool","14":"tag-liverpool-city-centre","15":"tag-uk","16":"tag-united-kingdom"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"https:\/\/pubeurope.com\/@uk\/116205186502105416","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816716","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=816716"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/816716\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/816717"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=816716"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=816716"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=816716"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}