Sad news just in from ITV. Julie Hesmondhalgh has announced she is to leave her role as Hayley Cropper after over 15 years with Coronation Street. Julie, who has just returned to our screens after a break to do theatre, will leave towards the end of the year.The full story is available at the official Coronation Street site at itv.com. It states that it's Julie's decision to leave as she wants to concentrate on theatre work. If that's true, we'll all be sorry to see Julie go, but we wish her very well for the future.
But, as new Corrie producer Stuart Blackburn started work this week, is Hayley the first casualty of his new broom brushing clean, I wonder? And who will be next?
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