Coronation Street legend forced to step down from show – with ITV star replacing her

Coronation Street’s Beverley Callard has been forced to measurement down from a signifier amusement aft a enarthrosis injury.

The actress, who portrayed Rovers Return landlady with iconic status Liz McDonald, was owed to look arsenic the Wicked Stepmother successful this year’s Christmas panto astatine the Rhyl Pavilion Theatre successful Wales.

However, Beverley has had to propulsion retired of the amusement pursuing a enarthrosis injury, with the panto replacing her with chap Coronation Street prima John Thomson, who volition play the Baron instead.

Breaking the news, Beverley said: ‘I person an unexpected enarthrosis wounded and person to person country which means I’m sadly not going to beryllium capable to execute successful this year’s panto, which I’m devastated about.’

‘It’s a large amusive cast, and I was truthful looking guardant to moving with them all. It volition beryllium a large show.’

Beverley joined Coronation Street arsenic Liz successful 1989, aft antecedently appearing the serial play successful a one-off role, June Dewhurst, successful 1984. 

She took a interruption from the amusement successful 1998, earlier returning successful 2000. Her last scenes aired successful 2020, with Beverley stating astatine the clip that she thought Liz had ‘run her course’.

John, who is champion known for his relation successful ITV’s Cold Feet, starred arsenic Jesse successful Coronation Street successful 2008.

He reprised his cobbles relation earlier this twelvemonth arsenic portion of Gail Platt’s exit storyline. Helen Worth, who has played Gail for 50 years, has decided to permission the show.

Jesse was brought backmost arsenic a emotion involvement for Gail, but volition the cobbles fable get her blessed ever after?

Or, similar each her erstwhile romances, is she destined for much heartbreak earlier her last section comes to a close?

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