TWO of St Helens' young stars from the world of entertainment went head-to-head on the bowling green at Ruskin Drive.

Coronation Street actor Jude Riordan and Britain's Got Talent finalist Jamie Leahey were both at Saturday's event.

While Johnny Vegas and a host of celebrities paired up with members of the public to battle it out for the Lol Pennington Memorial Cup, Jude and Jamie had a showdown of their own. 

St Helens Star: Jamie and Jude went head to head at RuskinJamie and Jude went head to head at Ruskin

Jude, 11, from Lea Green, portrays Sam Blakeman in the ITV soap and has also appeared in Sky One comedy-drama Brassic.

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Meanwhile, Jamie, from Rainford, was the runner-up in Britain's Got Talent, and won over the hearts of the nation with his wonderful ventriloquist act, alongside trusty companion Chuck.   

Both youngsters had a fantastic day, as two of St Helens' bright stars met for the first time and put on a show for the watching crowds.

On Instagram, Jude posted: "What a BRILLIANT day! Finally got to meet @jamieleahey01 & Chuck (new Bessies) had so much fun hanging out with my mates and family, celebs 😎 and a pic with Peter Reid (he's played against Maradona 👀) THEN I did win against Jamie 11-8 (you can take the title next year Jamie 😜) AND took home signed Johnny Vegas bowls as a keepsake. THEN watched Jamie & Chuck at the aftershow party before sneaking off as knackered 😂 HELLO to everyone who came to say Hi to me, hope I wasn't a sweaty mess on all the pics. Thanks to the @spf.charity for having me back, think everyone had the best day!"

Meanwhile, Jamie added: "We had a great day @johnnyvegasreal celeb bowls event at Ruskin drive yesterday. Thanks for inviting us @spf.charity @blondelmartin @bevdixon50 . Met some lovely people and hopefully chuck wasn’t too cheeky! Bring on next year @justjude7 we’ll be practicing 😜😂🐔⭐️".