{"id":471745,"date":"2026-03-12T16:07:17","date_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:07:17","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471745\/"},"modified":"2026-03-12T16:07:17","modified_gmt":"2026-03-12T16:07:17","slug":"maggies-next-murder-victim-confirmed-in-coronation-street-after-star-quits-soaps","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/471745\/","title":{"rendered":"Maggie’s next murder victim ‘confirmed’ in Coronation Street after star quits | Soaps"},"content":{"rendered":"

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\n\t\tA show legend could be in danger as their exit looms (Picture: ITV\/Metro)<\/p>\n

This article contains spoilers for tonight\u2019s (Thursday, March 12) Coronation Street<\/a>, which has not yet aired on TV but is available to watch now on YouTube and ITVX.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street may have just confirmed an upcoming death with some subtle foreshadowing \u2013 and they could be a victim of Maggie Driscoll<\/a> (Pauline McLynn<\/a>).<\/p>\n

Viewers will know that Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin) is set to find a body in April<\/a>, with five potential victims having already been revealed<\/a>: Megan Walsh (Beth Nixon), Theo Silverton (James Cartwright), Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard), Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown) and Maggie herself<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, in tonight\u2019s episode, a casual conversation seemed to hint that a completely different character is set to meet their maker, and it\u2019s none other than Cassie Plummer <\/a>(Claire Sweeney<\/a>).<\/p>\n

It was the day of Jim McDonald\u2019s funeral<\/a> in tonight\u2019s episode, and Steve McDonald<\/a> (Simon Gregson<\/a>) was understandably on edge, which wasn\u2019t helped by Cassie and Tracy Barlow<\/a>\u2019s (Kate Ford<\/a>) constant sniping at each other.<\/p>\n

As one of her digs, Tracy asked Cassie if she\u2019d ever wondered who would turn up to her funeral, to which an unbothered Cassie replied that it would be \u2018packed to the rafters\u2019.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tCassie Plummer is set to leave the cobbles behind (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

This seemingly innocent exchange instantly raised our hackles \u2013 could it be some clever foreshadowing?<\/p>\n

It would probably have passed us by if it weren\u2019t for the fact that Claire Sweeney has already announced her departure<\/a> from the cobbles, as she leaves the role of Cassie behind.<\/p>\n

She is swapping Coronation Street for the stage, where she is set to take on the role of Miss Hannigan in the UK tour of the musical Annie.<\/p>\n

A Corrie spokesperson previously told Metro: \u2018We wish Claire every success playing Miss Hannigan and congratulate\u00a0her on being offered\u00a0a role she has long wanted to play. <\/p>\n

\u2018Cassie will be on the cobbles until the summer during\u00a0which time she will continue to make her presence felt in Weatherfield leading up to a great exit storyline.\u2019<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tCassie has been in a steady relationship with Steve McDonald (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

So, could tonight\u2019s episode be a hint that Cassie is set to be killed off? And if so, how?<\/p>\n

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Her feud with Tracy has been ongoing, but could it escalate enough for Tracy to turn killer once again and take out her rival for good? Or could someone from her less-than-perfect past crawl out of the woodwork with some sort of vendetta?<\/p>\n

It\u2019s possible, but neither of those theories is a frontrunner for me\u2026<\/p>\n

Cassie has really turned her life around since arriving on Coronation Street. Having been a drug addict, she managed to kick her habit and has since stepped up as Tyrone Dobbs\u2019 (Alan Halsall) mum and taken her duties as a grandmother seriously.<\/p>\n

There was a small blip when Cassie was hired as a carer for Ken Barlow (William Roache) and began to poison him<\/a> so that he would need to keep her around to look after him.<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tSteve invited Ben Driscoll to Jim McDonald\u2019s funeral (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

After she was caught out<\/a>, things were fraught between her and Steve for a while, but they eventually got their relationship back on track.<\/p>\n

Now, Cassie has decided that Steve is the man she wants to spend the rest of her life with. She even made plans to propose, which were unfortunately put on the back burner when Steve learned of Jim\u2019s passing.<\/p>\n

In recent weeks, Steve has grown close to newcomer Ben Driscoll (Aaron McCusker)<\/a> and even asked him to attend Jim\u2019s funeral, much to Maggie\u2019s horror.<\/p>\n

See, Maggie is hiding a major secret: Ben is actually Steve\u2019s half-brother<\/a>!<\/p>\n

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\n\t\tMaggie Driscoll is keeping a major secret (Picture: ITV)<\/p>\n

Maggie has gone to great lengths in the past to get what she wants, from exposing Eva Price\u2019s (Catherine Tyldesley) secret termination<\/a> to pushing her husband down the stairs to his death<\/a>.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s safe to say that Ben\u2019s parentage is something Maggie is desperate to keep on the down low, so how far would she be prepared to go to keep someone quiet if they were to get to the truth?<\/p>\n

And what if that person were Cassie?<\/p>\n

Could Cassie be the one to uncover Maggie\u2019s secret and threaten to tell Steve, leaving her in danger of facing Maggie\u2019s wrath?<\/p>\n

Could Cassie be Maggie\u2019s next murder victim?<\/p>\n

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