Coronation Street fans 'gutted' and give advice to Toyah as Spider leaves soap
manchestereveningnews.co.ukThere were emotional scenes on Coronation Street on Wednesday night (July 19) as a key character made their exit from the ITV soap.
Spider Nugent said goodbye to his girlfriend Toyah Habeeb and left to take up another job - having chosen his career as a policeman over staying in Weatherfield.
It came after the climax of a kidnapping plot on Monday's episode, in which Spider apprehended a woman called Maggie who had taken Toyah hostage in revenge for an incident that happened while he was working undercover.
In Spider and Toyah's final scene he told her the turmoil was "tearing him apart", to which she replied: "I do understand - it hurts, but I do." Read more: Spider Nugent actor Martin Hancock already plots comeback for Toyah 'wedding' He then pulled out a gift he'd bought to remember him by - this turned out be a brooch in the shape of a spider. "Like I could ever forget you," said Toyah.
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