Coronation Street’s Charlie De Melo says he wanted to QUIT after two years – but was stopped by a major curveball

Some savvy Coronation Street viewers noticed an error in one of the soap's recent scenes.

Millie Gibson has shared a look at the extremely thoughtful gift co-star Charlie De Melo got for her as he left Coronation Street. The actor, who has played Imran Habeeb for almost five years, said goodbye to the ITV soap in dramatic fashion as his character tragically died.

Fans of Coronation Street have spotted something sad about Kelly Neelan after she found out about Imran Habeeb's tragic death. The solicitor died in scenes aired on Wednesday night (June 1) marking the end of Charlie De Melo's time on the ITV soap.

IMRAN Habeeb actor Charlie De Melo looks completely different after shaving off his beard since leaving Coronation Street. Charlie has left Weatherfield after being involved in heart-stopping stories for almost five years and one of his first tasks after leaving Corrie – shaving off his iconic beard.

Coronation Street star Charlie de Melo has unveiled a new look after his character Imran Habeeb was tragically killed off on Wednesday's episode of the ITV soap. Viewers were left heartbroken on the latest episode of Corrie after Imran died in a devastating twist following his mystery car crash with Toyah Battersby.

Coronation Street fans were left baffled over a paramedic's blunder on Wednesday night as Imran Habeeb died in a devastating twist on the ITV soap. During the latest instalment, it followed on from Tuesday's episode, where it showed Imran and Toyah Battersby unconscious after a horrific car crash.

CORONATION Street fans are heartbroken after Imran Habeeb collapsed and died tonight - and have spotted a dark clue that Toyah Battersby murdered him. The solicitor - who is played by actor Charlie De Melo in the ITV soap - saved Toyah from the car wreck before the building collapsed onto it.

Coronation Street fans were left heartbroken on Wednesday night as Imran Habeeb died in a devastating twist on the ITV soap. During the latest instalment, it followed on from Tuesday's episode, where it showed Imran and Toyah Battersby unconscious after a horrific car crash. At first, Imran played the hero after the crash as he rescued wife Toyah from the wreckage of the car and got her to safety, begging her not to die.

Coronation Street star Charlie de Melo has spoken out about the decision to kill off his character, Imran Habeeb. Viewers were left stunned by the shock death on Wednesday's episode, following a high-speed car crash that left him and his wife Toyah trapped in the wreckage. Imran played hero after the crash.

Coronation Street fans were left gobsmacked during the latest visit to Weatherfield as Imran Habeeb died following a tragic car crash. It was announced earlier this year that actor Charlie De Melo was leaving the ITV soap after playing the loveable lawyer for five years.

Coronation Street Charlie De Melo has shared the sweet reason viewers will never see him popping up in another soap. The actor has quit the ITV soap after nearly five years of playing Imran Habeeb.

Fans knew Charlie De Melo was calling time on his Coronation Street journey, but they had no clue how Imran Habeeb would depart from Weatherfield. There was a shock during Wednesday night’s edition of the ITV soap as the solicitor tragically died.

Coronation Street fans were left stunned as lawyer Imran Habeeb was killed off in tense episodes during the flash-forward week.It came amid a battle between Abi Webster and Imran for custody of their son Alfie, with Abi determined to steal her baby away to Costa Rica armed with fake passports.But things quickly spiralled out of control as Imran spotted her packed suitcase full of baby clothes, and discovered the documents she’d had forged for Alfie to get him out of the country.With things getting passionate between Abi and Kevin again, Toyah stormed off to the police station to hand Abi in - but Imran, desperate to cover his lies about framing her for drugs, rushed to stop her.What resulted was the pair both getting into the car to drive away, but after Kevin had fiddled with the engine to disable it in an attempt to reunite Alfie with Abi.Though he later fixed the vehicle, Toyah and Imran ended up in a deadly crash which saw them both left unconscious, though Imran later recovered and was seen desperately trying to extricate his wife from the car, with falling scaffolding above them.But despite things looking good, Imran sadly succumbed to his injuries and was killed off from the soap - months after actor Charlie De Melo announced he was quitting the cobbles.Taking to social media after the shock death, fans were left grieving for a soap stalwart after five years on the cobbles - while others were just in hysterics at the "hilarious" special effects as the scaffolding began to collapse around the car.And Imran was so desperate to get Toyah out of the car he repeatedly slammed on the doors, leaving viewers baffled.One wrote: "Scaffolding is loose and coming down, here's a great idea...

Coronation Street viewers were left baffled during Tuesday's night instalment when Imran and Toyah Habeeb were suddenly seen lying unconscious in the wreckage of their car. Fans of the ITV soap took to social media, thinking they had missed the major stunt which has left the newlyweds' lives hanging in the balance.

Coronation Street actor Charlie De Melo has a fascinating life off screen, including his touching mission to raise guide dogs and a whirlwind romance with his co-star Nicola Thorp. He has played solicitor Imran Habeeb on the cobbles in Weatherfield for almost five years, and has reportedly quit the show. Most recently, his character was left unconscious after a horrific crash.

Crash courseThe street reels in the aftermath of the car crash as Alfie’s future seems increasingly uncertain. Frank calls at No.11 and Eileen mistakes him for an ex-prisoner selling door to door. When Sean reveals that Frank’s his new boyfriend, Eileen’s mortified. In the Rovers Sean introduces Frank to George but he becomes flustered recognising Frank from school. Summer informs Asha that the exam board is still looking into her appeal and it’s up to her whether or not she chooses to sit her final exam.

Coronation Street viewers were left racking their brains over the soap after they missed a car crash scene involving characters Toyah and Imran Habeeb, having only caught the aftermath of it. Fans were puzzled as Toyah, played by Georgia Taylor, and Imran, played by Charlie de Melo, were both seen leant over unconscious at the wheel following a collision that wasn’t actually shown.

Coronation Street fans predict that Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor) could end up getting lethal revenge on husband Imran Habeeb (Charlie de Melo).On Tuesday's episode (May 31) of the hit ITV soap, Imran confessed to setting Abi (Sally Carman) up and making it look like she was still using drugs.Imran then told Toyah but begged her not to go to the police after realising that Abi was preparing to flee the UK with their baby son Alfie.Toyah was baffled about why Imran didn't want to involve the authorities and confided in her cousin Leanne Battersby about the situation.Toyah said to Leanne: "It just doesn't make any sense, all along he's the one that's been pushing for this, for us to get custody. I swear if he's been lying to me again, I'm gonna kill him."A concerned Toyah then asked Leanne to watch Alfie while she headed to the police station to tell them about Abi's plan.Imran panicked when he realised where she was going and jumped in his car to stop her but left her a heartfelt voicemail before driving off.He desperately pleaded: "Look, you don't know the whole story, there are things about me that you don't understand.For the latest breaking news and stories from across the globe from the Daily Star, sign up for our newsletter by clicking here"But everything I did, I did for you, I did for us.

CORONATION Street fans have spotted a clue that Toyah Battersby will kill Imran Habeeb. The counsellor - who is played by actress Georgia Taylor in the ITV soap - made a threat to end her husband’s life after discovering he lied about Abi Webster’s drug addiction.

Imran Habeeb has gone from hero to zero in the eyes of Coronation Street fans. The lawyer, played by Charlie De Melo, made his first appearance on the famous street in 2017. After the breakdown of his marriage to Sabeen, Imran moved in with his sister Rana.

Coronation Street actress Annabelle Tarrant looks unrecognisable 20 years after exiting the ITV soap, as she has now ditched acting for a brand new career.The now 25-year-old first joined the cobbles in 2000 when she was just three years old.She played Alice Watts, the daughter of Curly and Raquel Watts.Curly didn't know about Alice until his estranged wife Raquel turned up with her on his doorstep on New Year's Eve.After Annabelle was cast in the role, her parents told Worcester News: "We are really proud."We were thrilled when we heard she was given the part." The former child star has now chosen a different career path, focusing on dancing and modelling.She is now a professional dancer and singer and has had experience as a performer in various hotels and holiday parks.She has previously wrote in her work bio: "I am a graduate of Addict Dance Academy where I studied a range of dance styles from Jazz and Contemporary to Commercial and Hip Hop."From there I completed the end of a season as a Dancer/Animator at the Blue Lagoon Resort in Kos, Greece."I then spent a season at Trabolgan holiday village as a Dancer, Entertainer and Character performer."While this year I have had the pleasure of being a Dancer/Singer/Animator at the Louis Paphos Breeze hotel in Cyprus for 6 months."Coronation Street is set for an explosive week, as tensions rise between Abi Webster and Imran Habeeb.Monday's episode saw Abi attempt to escape with her baby son Alfie, after she was recently devastated to lose custody of him to Imran and his new wife Toyah Battersby.Abi has been plotting to flee the country to Costa Rica but was stopped after Imran found Alfie's passport.As the battle for Alfie intensifies, residents of the street will face