When exits from soaps are announced, big stunts and tragic deaths often come to mind. But a taxi out of Weatherfield is usually the safest way to exit the cobbles - especially if you want the option to return at a later date.
And there are many current Coronation Street stars who have once left the soap - some more than once - and are now back on our screens multiple times a week.
The likes of Jenny Connor an Nick Tilsely have all waved goodbye to the street at one point or another, as has Sarah Barlow and Spider Nugent. READ MORE: Join the FREE Manchester Evening News WhatsApp community And with that in mind, the Manchester Evening News has taken a look back at some of the current Corrie stars who have previously left the famous cobbles before coming back, some even 20 years later.
Sarah Barlow - nee Platt - has been played by Tina O'Brien since 1999 when the actress was recast in the role of the then-12-year-old when she was 16.
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