Coronation Street's Lauren actress reveals sweet leaving gift for Joel Deering co-star in exit tribute

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Coronation Street star Cait Fitton has paid an emtoional tribute to her co-star Calum Lill as he officially left to soap. The actor joined the cast back in September 2023 as Joel Deering.

The character appeared as a charming solicitor who Dee-Dee Bailey soon fell head over heels in love with. But under his smooth exterior, fans soon discovered Joel was hiding a dark secret - a penchant for younger, underprivileged girls - including Lauren - and when the truth came out, he quickly found himself as public enemy number one.

Fans had to wait until Friday night's (November 15) episode of the ITV soap to finally discover the truth about Joel's death after weeks of flashbacks to that fateful night, which saw several Weatherfield residents put in the frame. READ MORE: Coronation Street star details secrets of filming final Joel Deering scenes including co-star 'hitting him in face' READ MORE: Read more of our Coronation Street stories here As viewers of the ITV soap know, Joel was declared missing after he failed to show his face in court.

In the scenes aired at the end of September, a warrant was issued for Joel's arrest as he was seemingly set to face his comeuppance for his twisted crimes, which included grooming Lauren Bolton.