Who knew they were Barbz! Brooke Vincent and Gemma Atkinson arrive at Nicki Minaj concert in Manchester

PUBLISHED: 20:48 EST, 2 November 2012 | UPDATED: 22:06 EST, 2 November 2012

She has been been delighting fans up and down the country after bringing her tour to the UK.

And on Friday night Nicki Minaj took to the stage at Manchester's MEN arena, with a few familiar faces in the audience.

Coronation Street star Brooke Vincent and former Hollyoaks actress Gemma Atkinson stepped out for the show.

Familiar faces: Brooke Vincent and Gemma Atkinson were seen arriving at the MEN arena in Manchester on Friday night to watch Nicki Minaj in concert

Brooke, 20, arrived at the venue with a female friend, while glamour model Gemma arrived with her boyfriend Liam Richards.

Coronation Street star Brooke didn't hide her excitement at seeing the Super Bass singer perform and she tweeted: 'Not going to lie!!!!!!! I'm soooooooooooooooooooooo excited to see Nicki Minaj!!!!' ahead of the show.

Gemma was also rather eager to watch Miss Minaj perform, but admitted she couldn't wait to ogle her famous behind.

Hans up: The 29-year-old singer drew thousands of her fans to the arena and both Brooke and Gemma enjoyed the show

She posted: 'Hardcore training session today with @mattwjbaker followed by tea at mums then Nicki Minaj concert. Can't wait to see that ass in the flesh! '

Nicki refers to her fans as her Barbz and it appears that both Brooke and Gemma fall into that category.

Thousands of overjoyed fans took to Twitter following the performance to gush about the act.