CORRIE Street legend Beverly Callard – known for playing bubbly barmaid Liz McDonald – has revealed the shock news that shes set to leave Coronation Street after 30 years on the show.
But what fans want to know is when will the actress be leaving and is her character Liz going to die ahead of her departure from the ITV soap? Heres everything we know so far about her exit storyline…
Beverly Callard, who plays bubbly barmaid Liz McDonald, is quitting Coronation Street
Is Liz MacDonald going to die in Coronation Street?
Corrie fans will be relieved that producers have already told Bev that her character wont be killed off when she leaves in the Summer.
Phew!
The star, 62, has quit her role as Liz McDonald but remains one of Corries longest-serving actors with three decades on the cobbles.
During her lifetime on the soap, the talented actress was involved in some hard-hitting storylines including a tragic miscarriage and awful domestic abuse at the hands of former husband Jim.
In a classic Corrie twist, she was then forced to fight back as Jim attempted to embezzle her life savings.
When is actress Beverly Callard leaving Corrie?
Bev told OK! Magazine her final scenes would air next year.
And so Corrie fans will be relieved to hear that Bev will still be on set for a while before she quits.
Speaking to OK! Magazine she teased that her exit storyline would come to an explosive head.
She said: Ive been told Liz is going to go with one hell of a bang. I cant wait!
The actress said shebroke the news of her departure to her closest co-stars Simon Gregson and Kate Ford, who play Steve and Tracey, on Sunday.
She said: They were really sad.
The iconic McDonald family are loved by Coronation Street fans
Why is Beverly leaving Coronation Street?
Speaking to OK! Magazine, Bev admitted shed tossed and turned over many sleepless nights while she deliberated her decision.
But Bev has stuck to her guns about her departure and will swap the cobbles in order to go on tour with comedy play The Thunder Girls.
She will play character Roxanne in the show, which stars four women over the age of 50.
Will Beverly ever return to Coronation Street?
Corrie bosses have confirmed theyve not given up on Beverly making a return to the cobbles.
Fans will be delighted to hear they are giving Bev a year off to recharge her batteries before attempting to draw her back to the cobbles with a big-money deal.
An ITV source revealed this week: This is not the end for Bev and Liz. The execs will leave her to relax and spend time with her family and friends and travel and theyll quietly offer her the chance to return in triumph.
And Liz has made clear that one storyline which could tempt her back into Weatherfield could be the chance for her character to sink her claws into Corrie legend Ken Barlow – if he survives pneumonia in the coming weeks that is…
Bev has said her biggest regret was that her character never shared a romance with Street Lothario Ken.
She joked:I always thought Liz should have gone there, but she couldnt because Deirdre was married to him.
“But he was one of the few she didn’t.”
Speaking out earlier this month, Bev also announcedshes desperate to have her TV family, the McDonalds, reunite on the cobbles.
The actress would love former cast members Nicholas Cochrane and Charles Lawson, who played her son Andy and husband Jim, to make a return for one final story together.
But her return is yet to be confirmed and Corrie fans will have to stay tuned to see if the soap legend’s dreams come true…
