Coronation Street star Kel Allen 'quits soap' after playing Laura Neelan for two years

CORONATION Street is set to take a dark twist this week as a murdered character's rotting corpse is finally discovered in Weatherfield. Fans of the ITV soap will see the moment Rick Neelan's dead body is finally discovered, three years after he was killed by Gary Windass. Emotions are running high at Victoria Court but two characters are panicking after finding out loan shark Rick has been found dead.

Coronation Street scenes when her father Rick Neelan's body is discovered.The notorious loan shark went missing in 2019, but unknown to the Weatherfield residents, he was murdered by Gary Windass (Mikey North).Rick had terrorised Gary after he failed to pay Rick his money back, with Gary eventually snapping and killing Rick instead.With the discovery of Rick's body, it is now only a matter of time before the truth is exposed.Rick is one of Coronation Street's most famous villains, and away from the soap, actor Gary Wood has led a very interesting life too - from rival soap roles to a romance with a famous actress.Although Greg is best known for playing Rick in Coronation Street, the actor has also had leading roles in other popular rival soaps.His debut TV role was in Channel 4 soap Brookside as drug dealer Terry Gibson in 2002, before going on to star in TV series including Casualty and The A-List.He also starred in one episode of Emmerdale as Nick Callow in 2006.10 years later in 2016, he starred as gangster Trevor Royle in Hollyoaks, who was stabbed to death on his wedding day to Grace Black by teenager Nico Blake.However, Coronation Street viewers remember Greg for his role as loan shark Rick , who terrorised Weatherfield residents including Gary.Between 2009 and 2019, Rick made the lives of characters including Terry Duckworth a misery, before Gary put an end to his reign of terror and killed him.Since then, viewers could not believe how different Greg looked away from the cobbles, with the actor posing for an Instagram photograph showing his long grey hair, beard and round Harry Potter style glasses.He captioned the post "Pottering around… Get it… Get it?? #loveadadjoke."However, the actor was soon spotted outside

Colson Smith has hinted at taking on 'new opportunities' as things get interesting for his Coronation Street character. The actor is best known for playing Craig Tinker in the ITV soap who has had a complicated start to the year after he had to quit his beloved job as a PC after helping cover up his girlfriend Faye Windass and her pal Emma Brooker's secret.

Coronation Street David Platt actor shared an image on Instagram in which he wore a loose-fitting animal print shirt and rolled-up jeans. The 34-year-old ITV star posed in front of a huge gold mirror with wavy edges as he wore a white animal print shirt half tucked in at the waist.He threw on a pair of black jeans and rolled up the hem above his high-top black Converse trainers.Jack smiled as he wrote in the caption: "Update: it's sunny.

Gary Windass' time looked close to being up in Coronation Street last week as his murderous secret finally came to light after three years of being hidden.

Coronation Street fans were left stunned on Friday night over a twist they admit they 'didn't see coming'. Viewers of the ITV soap often have their theories proven right, but during the latest scenes between Laura Neelan and Gary Windass, they were left open-mouthed after he admitted to killing her husband - before she took the rap.

CORONATION Street star Kel Allen has quit the soap after two years - and she’s already filmed her final scenes. The actress - who plays Laura Neelan in the ITV soap - has spoken about her emotional final scenes after it was revealed last night that the character will take the blame for husband Rick’s murder.

CORONATION Street stars Millie Gibson and Jack P Shepherd looked completely different to their characters as they soaked up the sun off-set. With highs of 19 degrees in Manchester today, the pair definitely took advantage of the warm weather in the northern capital.

Coronation Street's cast were out enjoying the sunny spring weather in force this week as they were spotted around Manchester. Jack P. Shepherd donned a black ensemble even in the beaming sunshine as he donned a T-shirt, jeans and lace-up boots n the hue for a casual stroll through the city.The David Platt star went one step further and slipped on a pair of black sunglasses as he strode the streets with a serious expression.

Early morning television presenter Lorraine Kelly has admitted to being extremely shocked to have heard her name mentioned by a band of Coronation Street characters as she sat down to watch the ITV soap. Lorraine, 62, told viewers on Thursday 24 March that she wasn't expecting to hear herself being referenced on the Cobbles and that the experience was "very strange".

Coronation Street fans have predicted that Phil Whittaker (Jamie Kenna) is secretly working against his electoral candidate Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).During Wednesday’s instalment of the popular ITV soap, viewers saw Maria excitedly put up the last of her posters around the village ahead of the election to become town councillor.The brunette beauty was seen posing up a storm outside Victoria Garden as part of a newspaper article less than 24 hours before the big election.But viewers couldn’t help but suspect the worst when Phil advised the budding politician to keep some of the posters for “keepsakes” hinting that the election may not fall in her favour.This is a live TV story and is constantly being notes updated.Please refresh the page regularly to get the latest TV updates.TV & Showbiz reporters are working to source the latest information, reaction, pictures and video related to this story.You can also follow us on Twitter @DailyStar, or follow us on Instagram @dailystar to get the latest TV and celeb gossip 24 hours a day.Or like our Daily Star Showbiz Facebook page to get the day's biggest stories, and have your say on them.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star showbiz newsletters?You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.Download the Daily Star app for flash alerts on the biggest stories of the day, so you don't miss out.Why not also subscribe to receive our regular Daily Star news bulletins? You can do this on this page by simply entering your email address above and hitting 'subscribe'.

ITV Coronation Street star Fiz Stape could be departing the famous cobbles after 21 years. Jennie McAlpine's character is at risk from leaving fans gutted by departing Weatherfield alongside her partner Phill.

Steven Bartlett probably wasn't expecting a shout-out on Coronation Street but he certainly got one anyway.

GARY Windass vows to end his cover-up as he looks set to confess to the murder of Rick Neelan. In upcoming episodes, Gary reaches breaking point as a body is discovered at Weatherfield County's new training ground, the location Gary hid the body. Kelly clings on to the hope that the body is not her fathers, however police soon reveal that it is in fact Rick.

Coronation Street villain Rick Neelan's body will be found next week.Having seen the news on her phone, his daughter Kelly Neelan’s (Millie Gibson) horrified to learn the police are at County’s new training ground searching for a body.As they find a body at the construction site, Kelly clings to the hope that her dad’s still alive.However, DS Beckett ( Kate Rutter) confirms they’ve found Rick’s body. Kelly breaks down, utterly bereft.Kelly confides in Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon) how both her parents let her down and she’s grateful to have her and Gary Windass (Mikey North).Gary reaches a decision and tells Maria he’s going to confess to Rick’s murder.Maria’s horrified and begs Gary to reconsider, pointing out he’ll destroy their family and Kelly’s life.

Coronation Street fans think there could be an affair twist coming up on the cobbles between Phill Whittaker and Maria Connor. During the latest instalment, Phill helped Maria turn her campaign around as he gave her confidential information about the council, showing that they have been covering up the dangers of local air pollution.

Coronation Street stars Alan Halsall and Mikey North have given a glimpse inside their day out at Cheltenham Racecourse. Alan, 39, who is known as Tyrone Dobbs in the ITV soap, along with Mikey, 35, who plays Gary Windass on the cobbles, arrived in style to the Cheltenham Festival as they celebrated St Patrick's Day on Thursday 17 March. The pair looked very dapper in their racecourse attire as Alan donned a tweed blue three-piece suit with a mustard pocket square and tie.

Coronation Street fans were surprised to see another Benidorm star make a cameo on the famous cobbles. The ITV soap already stars Tony Maudsley, who played Kenneth on the popular comedy series, but on Friday 18 March viewers were delighted to see Derren Litten also making an appearance on the show.

ITV’s Coronation Street has been airing classic episodes of the long-running soap, but many fans are puzzled over one character’s apparent name change.The siblings have been residents of the cobbled streets for over two decades, first on screen in 2000, but fans were shocked to hear Maria call her brother Kirk, played by Andy Whyment, by a completely different name.Viewers now know him as Kirk but eagle eyed fans spotted the moment Maria called him Mark.Confused, Corrie lovers took to Twitter to share their confusion with fellow fans and began to question Maria altogether.One said: “Watching the old Corries and I’m confused.

Corrie killer Mikey North has become a heartthrob for grannies.The actor, 35, plays Gary Windass who has bumped off two characters on the soap - Rana Habeeb and Rick Neelan - and got away with it.So he was stunned to learn he’s become a pin-up for OAPs.Mikey said: “Samia (Longchambon) always takes the mickey out of me.“She says it’s ladies of a certain age.“I think it’s Kel (Allen) that plays Laura, she says that she’s got an 85-year-old she knows and Gary is her favourite character. All she wants is a signed picture of Gary.“I think she’s in hospital at the moment.

Rising Coronation Street star Millie Gibson arrived in Weatherfield as Kelly Neelan in 2019 and has gone on to win high praise for her portrayal of the troubled teenager.