Darryl and Vicki to leave Coronation Street

Darryl Morton and Vicki Dankowska are leaving Coronation Street, confirms Digital Spy today.

And the wonderful Amber will only appear on an episodic basis.

A Corrie spokeswoman told DS: "Some characters will be leaving Coronation Street later this year as part of natural story progression. Characters have always come and gone in Weatherfield, some stay for years, others pass through. This is not about cost cutting it is about storytelling."

This fan thinks it's a real shame we'll not see much more of Vicki - her past history and secret life in Poland was just about to get interesting too. And as for Amber not being on the show full time, it's a crying disgrace. She's fab!

See more: The wonderful Amber

Nikki Patel on playing Corrie's Amber

There's a long, lovely interview with Nikki Patel, who plays Amber in Coronation Street in The Mirror and it includes pics of Nikki all glammed up in pretty frocks. She says she loves playing Amber: "I don't like to plan ahead too much as I think that's tempting fate, but I'll stay in Coronation Street for as long as they'll have me really. They write great stuff for Amber and I'm really happy here."

See also: The wonderful Amber