{"id":337795,"date":"2026-03-09T23:59:23","date_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:59:23","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/337795\/"},"modified":"2026-03-09T23:59:23","modified_gmt":"2026-03-09T23:59:23","slug":"coronation-street-offers-first-hint-at-cassie-plummers-exit-after-three-years","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/337795\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street offers first hint at Cassie Plummer&#8217;s exit after three years"},"content":{"rendered":"<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"3\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Tonight&#8217;s <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street\" data-node-id=\"3.1.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street<\/a> episode could have given us our first hints about how Cassie Plummer might leave the ITV soap. Back in January, it was revealed that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70185422\/coronation-street-claire-sweeney-quits-cassie\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70185422\/coronation-street-claire-sweeney-quits-cassie\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Cassie actor Claire Sweeney had quit her role\" data-node-id=\"3.3\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Cassie actor Claire Sweeney had quit her role<\/a> after joining Corrie in 2023. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"9\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">So far, details of her exit have been kept tightly under wraps, but it could be that <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a63674427\/coronation-street-cassie-romance-valentines-day\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a63674427\/coronation-street-cassie-romance-valentines-day\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"her relationship with Steve McDonald\" data-node-id=\"9.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">her relationship with Steve McDonald<\/a> and her plan to pop the question have a big part to play.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"13\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Steve admits that he is ignoring Cassie, and that while he loves her, he isn&#8217;t sure that now is the &#8220;right time&#8221; for him to get married.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"cassie plummer, steve mcdonald, oronation street\" title=\"Cassie Plummer, Steve McDonald, oronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"4016\" height=\"3143\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/03\/cassie-plummer-steve-mcdonald-coronation-street-6992ee5c4b09c.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"18\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/tech\/best-tech-deals\/g35899960\/best-streaming-services\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV+\" data-node-id=\"18.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Best streaming services UK 2026 \u2014 including Disney Plus, Netflix, iPlayer and Apple TV+<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"22\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">He blames both <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70662025\/coronation-street-jim-funeral-maggie-suspicious\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70662025\/coronation-street-jim-funeral-maggie-suspicious\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"his dad&#039;s recent death\" data-node-id=\"22.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">his dad&#8217;s recent death<\/a> as well as his &#8220;track record&#8221;, referring to his seven marriages in the soap.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"26\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"> Steve first wed Vicky Arden in 1995 before moving on to Karen Phillips in both 2001 and 2004. He then married Becky Granger in 2009, and Tracy Barlow in 2012, and then again in 2018. His seventh wife,  Michelle Connor, he wed in 2015. <\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"31\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">It could be that these seeds of doubt, and Cassie and Steve wanting different things from the future, <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70207418\/corrie-cassie-steve-split\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70207418\/corrie-cassie-steve-split\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"could end in a messy breakup\" data-node-id=\"31.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">could end in a messy breakup<\/a> and the eventual reason she leaves the cobbles.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"35\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Last year, Claire explained how she would <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a64014601\/coronation-street-claire-sweeney-wedding-storyline\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a64014601\/coronation-street-claire-sweeney-wedding-storyline\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"love to see Cassie and Steve tie the knot\" data-node-id=\"35.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">love to see Cassie and Steve tie the knot<\/a>: &#8220;I said this to [Simon] the other day, &#8216;I&#8217;d love us to get married&#8217;. He went, &#8216;Not another wedding&#8217;,&#8221; she joked.<\/p>\n<p><img draggable=\"true\" alt=\"cassie, steve, coronation street\" title=\"Cassie, Steve, Coronation Street\" loading=\"lazy\" width=\"3858\" height=\"2628\" decoding=\"async\" data-nimg=\"1\" style=\"color:transparent;width:100%;height:auto;\"   src=\"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-content\/uploads\/2026\/01\/cassie-steve-coronation-street-67aa06c372132.jpg\" class=\"css-0 e1g79fud0\"\/><\/p>\n<p>ITV<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"40\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Related: <a href=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70138676\/coronation-street-claire-sweeney-tearful-brookside-reunion-party\/\" target=\"_blank\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/a70138676\/coronation-street-claire-sweeney-tearful-brookside-reunion-party\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Coronation Street&#039;s Claire Sweeney left tearful at soap reunion party\" data-node-id=\"40.0.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\">Coronation Street&#8217;s Claire Sweeney left tearful at soap reunion party<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"44\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;I&#8217;ve never been married in real life; I&#8217;ve been married once in Brookside. It would be lovely to have a wedding in Corrie.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"48\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;There&#8217;s so much fun in the scenes with [the two characters]. Cassie could have been doing some evil stuff and thinking terrible things, but the minute he comes, she turns into a giggly teenager.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"52\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">&#8220;He just strips all of this away from her, and it&#8217;s really very genuine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"56\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on <a href=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.itv.com\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"ITVX\" data-node-id=\"56.2\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"60\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\"><a href=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"http:\/\/www.digitalspy.com\/soaps\/coronation-street\/\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage\" data-node-id=\"60.0\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Read more Coronation Street spoilers on our dedicated homepage<\/a><\/p>\n<p data-journey-content=\"true\" data-node-id=\"64\" class=\"css-18ljdn6 emevuu60\">For exclusive soap star interviews, gossip, spoilers and theories every week, don&#8217;t miss the <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/@InsideSoapYoutube\/videos\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"Soap Scoop podcast\" data-node-id=\"64.1\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">Soap Scoop podcast<\/a> from Inside Soap magazine. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JIa8kFasK6E\" data-vars-ga-outbound-link=\"https:\/\/www.youtube.com\/watch?v=JIa8kFasK6E\" data-vars-ga-ux-element=\"Hyperlink\" data-vars-ga-call-to-action=\"The latest episode\" data-node-id=\"64.5\" class=\"body-link css-1gyyefe emevuu60\" rel=\"nofollow noopener\" target=\"_blank\">The latest episode<\/a> delves into next week\u2019s soap spoilers for EastEnders, Coronation Street and Emmerdale &#8211; featuring Leanne\u2019s new discovery about Megan, Graham\u2019s bold idea for Rhona, and more!<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Tonight&#8217;s Coronation Street episode could have given us our first hints about how Cassie Plummer might leave the&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":337796,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[131124,1105,155018,1107,93,61,60,1135,155017,131171,282],"class_list":["post-337795","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-collection-latest-news","tag-content-type-news","tag-contentid-5d7e1def-b359-4946-8154-e45e8bce301c","tag-displaytype-standard-article","tag-entertainment","tag-ie","tag-ireland","tag-locale-gb","tag-shorttitle-corrie-offers-cassie-plummer-exit-hint","tag-subsection-coronation-street","tag-tv"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337795","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=337795"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/337795\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/337796"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=337795"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=337795"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/ie\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=337795"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}