{"id":376426,"date":"2026-01-18T05:35:13","date_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:35:13","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/376426\/"},"modified":"2026-01-18T05:35:13","modified_gmt":"2026-01-18T05:35:13","slug":"coronation-street-stars-exit-sealed-as-they-issue-major-career-announcement","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/376426\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street star’s exit ‘sealed’ as they issue major career announcement"},"content":{"rendered":"

Coronation Street fans fear a beloved star could be set for a cobbles exit after they shared some major career news online<\/p>\n

Joe Crutchley Screen Time Reporter<\/p>\n

18:31, 17 Jan 2026<\/p>\n

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Coronation Street star’s exit ‘sealed’ as they issue major career announcement(Image: ITV\/REX\/Shutterstock)<\/p>\n

A Coronation Street<\/a> favourite has issued a huge career update – but fans reckon it could mean they are set for a cobbles exit.<\/p>\n

Summer Spellman made her debut on the ITV<\/a> soap back in 2017, played by Matilda Freeman. And as the adopted daughter of Billy Mayhew (Daniel Brocklebank) and Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce<\/a>), Summer has been involved in several big moments.<\/p>\n

Now portrayed by Harriet Bibby, the character has been left heartbroken in recent weeks following the tragic death of Billy<\/a>.<\/p>\n

The vicar was killed off during the multi-vehicle crash in the Corriedale episode, which was believed to have been caused by Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney)<\/a> when in reality it was because of Carl (Jonathan Howard).<\/p>\n

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Harriet plays Summer on the soap(Image: WireImage)<\/p>\n

Since his death, a bereft Summer has been seriously struggling, unable to come to terms with her dad\u2019s passing. This week, she even slapped Debbie across the face, after accusing her of murdering Billy.<\/p>\n

But away from the soap, actress Harriet recently shared some huge career news with her fans. Taking to her Instagram<\/a> on Friday (January 16) Harriet revealed she is starring in an award-winning play, My Name Is Rachel Corrie.<\/p>\n

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The play is based entirely on a young American peace activist\u2019s diaries and emails and is being co-produced by Take Back theatre and 53Two. Harriet shared: “We\u2019ve been working on something beautiful! @ijkershaw @takebacktheatre @53two @reddoormanagement. Ticket link in bio.”<\/p>\n

And it didn\u2019t take her Corrie co-stars to show their support in the comments section. Toyah Habeeb star Georgia Taylor<\/a> replied: “So excited for this my darling.” Jane Hazlegrove – who plays Bernie Winger – penned: “Now then\u2026 this will be fabulous\u2026\u201d<\/p>\n

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Summer\u2019s had a dramatic time on the cobbles recently(Image: ITV)<\/p>\n

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However, following the news of Harriet\u2019s new job, fans can\u2019t help but think she could be set for a Corrie exit. Reacting to a post about her career news on Facebook<\/a>, one person said: \u201cIs she leaving Corrie?\u201d<\/p>\n

Another added: \u201cHope she\u2019s not leaving I will miss her. I like her character. Best of luck for the future.\u201d Someone else penned: \u201cDon\u2019t want to see her go! Love Summer.\u201d<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs Monday to Friday at 8:30pm on ITV1 and ITVX<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Coronation Street fans fear a beloved star could be set for a cobbles exit after they shared some…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":376427,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[29],"tags":[2525,96,2534,391,56,54,55],"class_list":["post-376426","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","category-tv","tag-coronation-street","tag-entertainment","tag-soap-operas","tag-tv","tag-uk","tag-united-kingdom","tag-unitedkingdom"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376426","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=376426"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/376426\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/376427"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=376426"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=376426"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=376426"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}