Corrie star plays down dating links to Horan

'Coronation Street' star Brooke Vincent claims she and Niall Horan are just friends.

The 22-year-old actress - who has played Sophie Webster on the ITV soap since 2004 - has been linked to the One Direction hunk, who's admitted he has a crush on her, but insists they're just friends, despite her splitting from her Chelsea footballer boyfriend Josh McEachran earlier this year.