Amid a series of departure announcements, Coronation Street fans have claimed to have spotted plans to 'save' the show after a huge return announcement.
A trail of exits which actually began in December with the departure of soap icon Helen Worth. As fans of the ITV soap know, the actress made the decision to bow out of Weatherfield having celebrated 50 years of playing Gail Platt.
Helen shared a statement last summer confirming the news before her exit was aired during Corrie's Christmas Day episode. Since then, Sue Cleaver has also announced her plans to wave goodbye to Weatherfield after 25 years in the role of Eileen Grimshaw.
She said: “I’ve had 25 privileged years of working on Coronation Street. The door is still firmly open, but as I reached my 60th year I decided it was time to embrace change, look for new adventures and live fearlessly." More recently, actress Charlotte Jordan has confirmed that she will be bowing out of the ITV soap this year after four years in the role of Daisy Midgeley.
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