Coronation Street star’s emotional exit set to air tomorrow

Claire Sweeney, who plays Cassie Plummer, will be leaving the show to take on the role of Miss Hannigan in the UK tour of the musical Annie.

The emotional scenes are set to air tomorrow (Monday, August 3) after Cassie feels she has no option other than to leave the Cobbles.

Claire recently revealed that she was “in total denial” about leaving the soap after “having such a wonderful time”.

Why is Cassie Plummer leaving Coronation Street?

Cassie is set to leave the Cobbles following the arrival of Ross Wilkes, who she had an encounter with in the past.

Ross arrives trying to work his way back into his long-lost son Tyrone Dobb’s life.

After her bad experiences with Ross in the past, Cassie feels uncomfortable with his return.

An escalating feud pushes Cassie to take a job on a cruise ship, meaning she will leave Coronation Street.

In the emotional scene, she tells her grandchildren why she is moving away, with Fiz giving her some money and a photo of the family.

Cassie tries to warn Fiz that Ross cannot be trusted, but Tyrone overhears and tells her to leave.

On her exit, Claire said: “It’s funny because my very last scene—the one where I’m driving away—was actually filmed two or three weeks before I finished.

“Because of that, it didn’t feel like a true ending.

“For me, the final scene in the Dobbs house felt like the real goodbye because that’s where I started with Alan, Jenny, and the kids.

“I missed Maureen Lipman so much; I would have loved for her to have been there for that.

“Another moment that really stands out was the proposal scene with Simon Gregson.

“It was so brilliantly written—it managed to be funny, poignant, and everything in between.

“It really captured that full-circle moment, moving from when Cassie arrived as a ‘baddie’ to the redemption she eventually found.”

Claire has already said she would love to return to Coronation Street, as her character’s story has left the door open for a possible return.

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