{"id":183216,"date":"2025-10-01T19:21:14","date_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:21:14","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/183216\/"},"modified":"2025-10-01T19:21:14","modified_gmt":"2025-10-01T19:21:14","slug":"coronation-street-airs-emotional-fan-favourite-character-exit-in-itvx-episode","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/183216\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street airs emotional fan-favourite character exit in ITVX episode"},"content":{"rendered":"

We’ve known for some time that Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews) would be making her exit<\/a>, but had no details regarding how or when this would happen.<\/p>\n

Jenny had recently developed feelings for kindly George Shuttleworth (Tony Maudsley); but sadly for her, he was growing ever more smitten with Christina Boyd (Amy Robbins).<\/p>\n

When Rita Tanner (Barbara Knox) suffered a fall on Monday (29th September), Jenny took her to hospital, and ended up lying to George<\/a>, telling him Rita was more unwell than she actually was.<\/p>\n

\"Jenny<\/p>\n

Jenny apologises to Rita\u00a0ITV<\/p>\n

With Jenny pleased to earn his sympathy, she felt she was finally gaining the upper hand over Christina.<\/p>\n

As the ITV soap continues, George calls round with some soup for Rita and, not wanting him to find out he’s been misled, Jenny makes sure he doesn’t see Rita.<\/p>\n

Later, though, Brian Packham (Peter Gunn) tells George that Rita has only a sprained ankle.<\/p>\n

How will George react to Jenny’s deception?<\/p>\n

An ashamed Jenny apologises to Rita for using her to get close to George, confiding that she enjoyed the attention.<\/p>\n

As Jenny shares heartfelt conversations with George and Rita, she reminisces about her time living in Weatherfield and her long history behind the bar at the Rovers.<\/p>\n

There are perfectly placed references to legendary landlady Bet Lynch (Julie Goodyear), who Jenny worked for during her first stint on the Street between 1986 and 1991.<\/p>\n

Soon, Jenny makes a big decision about the future, and moving scenes ensue between Jenny and Rita, who has been like a mother to her.<\/p>\n

It’s an emotional goodbye, with moving performances from Matthews and Knox, but will Jenny part on good terms?<\/p>\n

Matthews made a full-time return to Coronation Street in 2015, with Jenny involved in a kidnapping plot, revealing the loss of her young son Tom and enduring the death of husband Johnny (Richard Hawley).<\/p>\n

Jenny would later find herself in the midst of serial killer Stephen Reid’s (Todd Boyce) last stand.<\/p>\n

As landlady of the Rovers for several years, her tenure behind the bar was always entertaining, and we’ll certainly miss Jenny’s presence for a long time to come.<\/p>\n

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