Coronation Street has reportedly invited a star from rival soap EastEnders to make their cobbles debut amid the ongoing cast news on the ITV show. Over the last few weeks, Sue Cleaver, Daisy Midgeley and Yasmeen Nazir have been among the stars announcing their departure from Coronation Street following Helen Worth’s exit at Christmas.
Despite the ongoing cast cull, Corrie has signed up EastEnders star Samuel James, according to reports. The actor is best known for playing Jimmie Broome on BBC One’s EastEnders and for his role as Garth Stubbs on Birds of a Feather.
According to The Sun, Samuel will be joining Corrie as solicitor Steven Poyser, who is leading the prosecution in Lauren Bolton’s court case. Lauren – played by Cait Fitton – was charged with murdering sinister solicitor and groomer Joel Deering last year.
A source told the publication: “Samuel will appear on screen for a number of episodes in a guest role as Lauren’s fate is finally revealed.” The Mirror has reached out to ITV for comment.
On Wednesday, Coronation Street was rocked by another exit, with star Seamus McGoff announcing his departure from the soap. The actor, who plays Matty Radcliffe on the cobbles, said in an Instagram post that he had “gone out with a bang”.
Fans quickly rushed to the comment section to ask Seamus about his exit, with one writing: “Omg are you leaving.” Another said: “You ain’t done already are you!?!” while someone else posted: “Don’t tell me that is your last scene?”
However, an insider told The Mirror that there are big things to come for the show and that it’s a case of “one door closes and another opens” in the cast. “Fans can ignore any idea that within a decade the soap will be gone, because it’s in no way on the brink of collapse. There’s some really exciting twists ahead for our favourite characters and couples, with a massive stunt that will no doubt bring the drama, as well as some hard-hitting storylines bringing some of soap’s biggest characters to the forefront,” they said.
“It really is a case of one door closes and another opens in that some familiar faces will be leaving, but others will be back – and the new faces could be just what the show needs. There’s so much ahead so the idea the end of Corrie is in sight is bonkers.”
Towards the end of last year, Corrie boss Kate Brooks warned that fans should expect more cast exits in 2025. “There are a few exits this year, and some unexpected ones that will send shockwaves. People might not expect the exits, but there are a few,” she said.
Meanwhile, Lucy Fallon, Shelley King, Maureen Lipman recently announced that they were leaving Coronation Street this year. Luckily for fans of Evelyn Plummer, the Maureen Lipman character will be back, with the star announcing that her departure is not permanent.
“I’ll be absent for a while and then coming back. I’m not going to die, but then I’ll be in and out of it because I want to have a bit of a life. David and I are thinking of having a bit of a gap year,” she said last year.
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