Coronation Street is set to bid farewell to another legendary character next week as Fiz Dobbs will pack her bags. Fiz - portrayed by Jennie McAlpine on the iconic soap - will be leaving her family behind as she's offered a new job based in Norwich.
The Underworld machinist will pack her case for Norwich after Stephen Reid offered her a supervisor role, reports Manchester Evening News.The red-haired mum is happy with the move as Izzy Armstrong and Kirk Sutherland offer Fiz their support in the factory while Evelyn Plummer and the girls wave her off as she leaves with Tyrone for the station.But luckily for fans of the beloved soap, it's unlikely that Jennie will be leaving the show permanently.
She first joined the long-running programme in 2001.The 39-year-old revealed that she was expecting her third child, and revealed that she was due around Easter to the Loose Women panelists recently.
With this news in mind, it seems Corrie producers have had to write her character out for this period of time. Jennie - who shares two children, Albert, eight and Hilda, four, with her husband Chris Farr - confirmed the news that she was six months pregnant back in January.
Read more on dailyrecord.co.uk