Video: Norwich election trail takes a celebrity turn

Celebrity took centre stage in the Norwich North by-election yesterday as former EastEnders star Michelle Collins turned out to campaign for Labour candidate Chris Ostrowski.

While Labour has been unable to coax its biggest star - the deselected Ian Gibson - into the spotlight, the party had no such difficulty persuading Ms Collins, better known as Cindy Beale to soap fans, to put in a brief appearance on a walkabout in shops in Woodcock Road.

By contrast, the Tories were taking things more seriously, with shadow chancellor George Osborne making his second visit to see Chloe Smith as part of a focus on jobs in the wake of yesterday's unemployment figures.

And the Lib Dems mixed a bit of both, with former leader Charles Kennedy, who has done presenting stints on TV shows such as Have I Got News For You, meeting voters in Gentleman's Walk.

The EVENING NEWS website has video footage of Michelle Collins and Charles Kennedy