{"id":96654,"date":"2025-08-26T07:58:08","date_gmt":"2025-08-26T07:58:08","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/96654\/"},"modified":"2025-08-26T07:58:08","modified_gmt":"2025-08-26T07:58:08","slug":"coronation-streets-joe-layton-addresses-micks-future-after-dramatic-exit","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/96654\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street’s Joe Layton addresses Mick’s future after dramatic exit"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coronation Street<\/a> star Joe Layton<\/a> has revealed whether we could see evil killer Mick Michaelis again after his explosive exit from the cobbles<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Mick’s reign of terror finally came to an end last month as he was arrested \u2013 again \u2013 following a daring escape from jail<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Although Mick initially planned to do a runner with his family, he ultimately accepted his fate after a terrifying showdown with his daughter Joanie and concerned neighbour Sally Metcalfe on the roof of Underworld.<\/p>\n

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Some wise words from Sally helped Mick to realise that his family deserved much better than a life on the run with him. So, could Mick be a changed man if we ever saw him again in the future?<\/p>\n

Joe has now spoken out in a revealing new interview with Soap Scoop<\/a>, the new podcast from Inside Soap magazine<\/a> which delivers exclusive star chats every Tuesday.<\/p>\n

Related: Coronation Street reveals three huge September spoilers – as “devastating consequences” teased<\/a><\/p>\n

“Well, Mick’s still in prison and he’s going to be certainly for the foreseeable [future] because I’m on a new job until March,” Joe laughed. “So he’s definitely not breaking out again anytime soon.<\/p>\n

“I don’t know whether there’s a redemption arc in there for Mick. It’s funny, isn’t it? Because you and I, as regular people who walk the streets and are moral people, would say: ‘There’s no way back for this guy’. <\/p>\n

“But then all you have to do is look back [at] the history of soaps. A few people have got away with some pretty bad stuff and come back. So, you know, never say never!<\/p>\n

“I loved my time on Corrie and I’ve got the utmost respect for everyone involved there. So we’ll see. But I think it would be easier for some of the other Michaelises to have a redemption arc than it would Mick…”<\/p>\n

Related: Exclusive \u2013 Coronation Street star explains Kit’s rogue move in Becky Swain case<\/a><\/p>\n

Joe is currently preparing to tread the boards in Lost Atoms, billed as “a wild ride through a life-changing relationship”.<\/p>\n

He’s taking on the role of Robbie in the stage production, which premieres at the Curve theatre in Leicester next month before travelling around the country.<\/p>\n

“It’s really different to Corrie,” Joe explained. “It’s a show about a couple who come back together in this almost abstract-like memory vault to repeat their relationship after they’ve parted ways. <\/p>\n

“It’s show about love, memory and perspective \u2013 all of the ups and downs that come through a relationship. And it asks the question: ‘How do you define a successful relationship or a successful love?’<\/p>\n

Related: Coronation Street star confirms shocking future of Todd and Theo’s dark storyline<\/a><\/p>\n

“Societally, we’re told, especially through films and media, that a successful relationship is defined by its length. You meet, you’re faithful for your entire life, and you die. That’s the picture-perfect relationship. But obviously, as we know from life, as is often reflected in soaps, it’s never that straightforward\u2026”<\/p>\n

Joe is up for Best Villain at the Inside Soap Awards this year<\/a> and you can cast your votes by clicking here<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Don’t miss Soap Scoop’s full interview with Joe, covering everything from Mick’s role in Craig’s shocking exit storyline<\/a>, to his toxic relationship with Lou. Hit play below!<\/p>\n

Full details and tour dates for Lost Atoms can be found at franticassembly.co.uk\/productions\/lost-atoms<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street star Joe Layton has revealed whether we could see evil killer Mick Michaelis again after his…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":96655,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[64,63,428,71013,430,134,429,71012,427],"class_list":{"0":"post-96654","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-tv","8":"tag-au","9":"tag-australia","10":"tag-content-type-news","11":"tag-contentid-409608cf-300e-4bba-9b2f-aa206dd0a9b7","12":"tag-displaytype-standard-article","13":"tag-entertainment","14":"tag-locale-gb","15":"tag-shorttitle-corrie-star-addresses-micks-future-after-exit","16":"tag-tv"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96654","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=96654"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/96654\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/96655"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=96654"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=96654"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/au\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=96654"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}