Coronation Street cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the soap?
With twists and turns galore in soapland it can be hard to keep track of all the comings and goings in the cast of Coronation Street.
The year of 2024 continues in earnest with dramatic storylines including Lauren’s disappearance and the continued terminal illness of Paul Foreman with Motor Neurone Disease.
RadioTimes.com is here with a handy update on which characters are leaving, joining and returning to the cobbles of Coronation Street in the coming months.
So who’s in? Who’s out? And which rumours are true? Read on for all the latest details on cast changes.
Coronation Street cast 2024
The full present regular cast for Coronation Street can be found below.
William Roache as Ken Barlow
Barbara Knox as Rita Sullivan
Helen Worth as Gail Platt
Kate Ford as Tracy McDonald
Sue Nicholls as Audrey Roberts
Ben Price as Nick Tilsley
Michael La Vell as Kevin Webster
Sue Devaney as Debbie Webster
Sally Ann Matthews as Jenny Connor
Sally Dynevor as Sally Metcalfe
Tina O’Brien as Sarah Barlow
Simon Gregson as Steve McDonald
Jack P. Shepherd as David Platt
Rob Mallard as Daniel Osbourne
David Neilson as Roy Cropper
Jane Danson as Leanne Battersby
Georgia Taylor as Toyah Battersby
Alan Halsall as Tyrone Dobbs
Jimmi Harkishin as Dev Alahan
Sue Cleaver as Eileen Grimshaw
Samia Longchambon as Maria Windass
Andy Whyment as Kirk Sutherland
Gareth Pierce as Todd Grimshaw
Sam Robertson as Adam Barlow
Jennie McAlpine as Fiz Dobbs
Alex Bain as Simon Barlow
Antony Cotton as Sean Tully
Sam Aston as Chesney Brown
Elle Mulvaney as Amy Barlow
Adam Hussain as Aadi Alahan
Tanisha Gorey as Asha Alahan
Ryan Prescott as Ryan Connor
Alison King as Carla Barlow
Liam McCheyne as Dylan Wilson
Mikey North as Gary Windass
Patti Clare as Mary Taylor
Charlie Wrenshall as Liam Connor Jr.
Peter Gunn as Brian Packham
Cherylee Houston as Izzy Armstrong
Paddy Bever as Max Turner
Kyran Bowes as Jack Webster
Isabella Flanagan as Hope Stape
Lisa George as Beth Tinker
Colson Smith as PC Craig Tinker
William Flanagan as Joseph Brown
Macy Alabi as Ruby Dobbs
Joe Duttine as Tim Metcalfe
Bobby Bradshaw as Jake Windass
Brooke Malonie as Lily Platt
Sair Khan as Alya Nazir
Shelley King as Yasmeen Nazir
Freddie and Isaac Rhodes as Harry Platt
Dolly-Rose Campbell as Gemma Winter
Daniel Brocklebank as Billy Mayhew
Jacqueline Leonard as Linda Hancock
Liam Bairstow as Alex Warner
Matt Milburn as Tommy Orpington
Julie Goulding as Shona Platt
Harriet Bibby as Summer Spellman
Sally Carman as Abi Webster
Peter Ash as Paul Foreman
Maureen Lipman as Evelyn Plummer
Trevor Michael Georges as Ed Bailey
Ryan Russell as Michael Bailey
Lorna Laidlaw as Aggie Bailey
Jane Hazlegrove as Bernie Winter
Mollie Gallagher as Nina Lucas
Paula Wilcox as Elaine Jones
Tony Maudsley as George Shuttleworth
Jude Riordan as Sam Blakeman
Charlotte Jordan as Daisy Midgeley
Vinta Morgan as Ronnie Bailey
Vicky Myers as DS Lisa Swain
Bill Fellows as Stu Carpenter
Jodie Prenger as Glenda Shuttleworth
Channique Sterling-Brown as Dee Dee Bailey
Cait Fitton as Lauren Bolton
Noah Olaoye as Gav Adetiba
Luana Santos as Sabrina Adetiba
Claire Sweeney as Cassie Plummer
Calum Lill as Joel Deering
Jack Carroll as Bobby Crawford
Emrhys Cooper as Rowan Cunliffe
Jacob Roberts as Kit Green
Below are the upcoming changes to the regular cast.
ARRIVING
Gus and Anthea Deering
When are Mr and Mrs Deering arriving? June 2024.
Joel Deering hid the fact he had an estranged wife named Emily and their child from his girlfriend Dee-Dee Bailey but fans will soon get to understand him more when the soap introduces his parents amid his proposal to Dee-Dee.
Speaking of Joel’s reasoning for his behaviour, Lill teased that it could be a matter of his upbringing.
He told RadioTimes.com and other press: “It’s kind of the middle child of a middle-class family. And he’s probably navigating that and trying to be good enough. I’m looking forward to [seeing that] play out and see[ing] how that unfolds.”
Of course, fans are now aware that Joel is a secretive, murderous and highly dangerous individual responsible for the fate of Lauren Bolton.
LEAVING
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain)
Alex Bain as Simon Barlow in Coronation Street. ITV
When is Simon Barlow leaving? 3rd June 2024.
Actor Alex Bain is bowing out from his role as Simon Barlow this summer after 15 years in Coronation Street.
The news comes following the departure of on-screen dad Peter Barlow, played by Chris Gascoigne, who he will be joining working on a boat.
“Alex is sad to be leaving Coronation Street because it really is like a family — but he realises that the time is right to move on,” a source told The Sun before adding: “He’s very excited about the future and other opportunities.”
It is currently unknown how Simon will leave the soap but he is reportedly set to depart Weatherfield in the summer.
In the run-up to his exit, Simon has been drawn into the web of the reality-coding Institute and its leader Rowan Cunliffe but has thankfully broken free.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash)
Coronation Street Paul Foreman is diagnosed with MND ITV
When is Paul Foreman leaving? Summer 2024.
Coronation Street favourite Paul Foreman will be killed off later this year after the character is diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).
The soap is working closely with the MND Association on this storyline and will explore the impact of the diagnosis on Paul and his loved ones as his condition progresses.
MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, attacking the nerves that control movement so muscles no longer work, often impacting the patient’s senses such as sight, sound and feeling.
Actor Peter Ash said: “Paul is completely blindsided by the diagnosis and he decides to keep it from his family and friends as he tries to come to terms with the news.
“I knew very little about MND before embarking on the storyline and I am hugely grateful to the MND Association for all their help and support. For any actor playing a role which examines a real life issue or condition there comes a huge sense of responsibility and we are aware that some people watching this storyline are experiencing it in reality, it is their life.
“Awareness and education are really important. I have learned so much even in the short time I have been involved in this storyline. We hope Paul’s journey can make people more aware of the symptoms and what it is like for someone to live with MND.”
The character will therefore die when the storyline concludes.
Who has left Coronation Street in 2024?
Ciarán Griffiths as Damon Hay and Will Mellor as Harvey Gaskell in Coronation Street ITV
The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2024.
Sarge Bailey (Guest)
Moses Ekundayo
Harvey Gaskell
Damon Hay
Violet Wilson (Guest)
Eliza Woodrow
Who has left Coronation Street in 2023?
Chris Gascoyne as Peter Barlow in Coronation Street ITV
The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2023.
Griff Reynolds
Jacob Hay
Mike Hargrave
Esther Hargrave
Teddy Thompkins
Cilla the Cincilla
Daryan Zahawi
Rufus Donahue
Justin Rutherford
Karen Rutherford
Aaron Sandford
Geoffrey “Spider” Nugent
Isabella Benvenuti
Henry Newton
Shelly Rossington
Stephen Reid
Darren Vance
Courtney Vance
Crystal Hyde
Peter Barlow
Who left Coronation Street in 2022?
Millie Gibson as Kelly Neelan in Coronation Street ITV
The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2022.
Ted Spear
Marrium Nazier
Clint Stubbins
Linda Hancock
Grace Vickers
Lydia Chambers
Jon Spear
Emma Brooker
Laura Neelan
Elsie
Ben Chancellor
Imran Habeeb
Cathy Matthews
Nicky Wheatley
Camilla Perrin
Mimi Halliday
Frank Bardsley
Phill Whittaker
Geoff Metcalfe (Guest, hallucination)
Saira Habeeb
Rick Neelan (Guest, hallucination)
Kelly Neelan
Leo Thompkins
James Bailey
Martha Fraser
Wendy Crozier
Harvey Gaskell
Who else will remain in Weatherfield by the end of the year?
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