Todd Boyce's Coronation Street exit appears to have been 'confirmed' as his next role has been confirmed. It might not be much of a disappointment to fans of the ITV soap and that's not a reflection on the actor himself, more so a compliment as fans have been screaming at the TV over Stephen Reid.
It's been just over a year since the son of Audrey Robers returned to Weatherfield and the broke businessman had been plotting and scheming and bumping off those standing in his way.
His first murder came after Jenny Connor's love interest Leo Thompkins got close to exposing his money-making plan. Stephen pushed him to his death in a wheelie bin after they got into a tussle on the Underworld factory steps and a couple of months later, after he realised that his son wasn't in Canada and had started to do some digging, Stephen killed Leo's dad Teddy with a hole punch. Try MEN Premium for FREE by clicking here for no ads, fun puzzles and brilliant new features Then more recently, after killing businessman Rufus Donahue in his own pool and nearly going ahead with bumping off his now-ex but then wife-to-be Elaine Metcalfe.
And it's actually a wonder his own mother is still alive after he planned to fleece her when he first arrived back in Weatherfield from Milan where his relationship and career were secretly in tatters.
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