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Melanie Hill has quit Coronation Street to spend more time with her family after spending seven years playing Cathy Matthews.

The actress announced she had come to the “emotional” decision after Covid made her consider how much time she was spending away from her family.

Cathy Matthews and husband Brian have become one of Coronation Street's most beloved pairings for their comedic roles in the iconic soap.Melanie, who turned 60 this year, said: “It’s not been an easy thing to decide.

My family has been important but the pandemic has made a lot of people think about the future.“It has changed a lot of things in my head.

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