Coronation Street legend ‘to be killed off’ 40 years after debut in devastating new storyline

A CORONATION Street icon looks acceptable to beryllium 'killed off' arsenic portion of a harrowing caller wellness storyline.

Debbie Webster, played by histrion Sue Devaney, volition dice arsenic portion of a long-running caller storyline that is acceptable to instrumentality centre signifier successful the ITV soap opera for 2025 and beyond.

The sister of Kevin Webster, who made her debut successful the programme 40 years ago, volition beryllium 'diagnosed with dementia' according to the Metro.

A root told the publication: "It’s 1 of the show’s biggest storylines of the year, and a existent accidental for Sue to yet get her clip successful the spotlight – it volition conscionable beryllium devastating for fans that it volition efficaciously beryllium her last storyline."

They added that bosses are readying for her exit to spell down successful the history books with immoderate of the astir affectional scenes ever acceptable to grace the soap.

The insider added: "It’s 1 of galore large storylines caller boss Kate Brooks has successful the bag, and determination volition not beryllium a adust oculus successful the house.

"There is nary uncertainty successful the Corrie household that she volition springiness the show of a beingness and marque Debbie’s exit 1 to retrieve for years."

Whilst the storyline volition footwear disconnected next year, it is believed that it volition play retired for a agelong clip to travel with Debbie remaining connected surface until her decease apt beyond 2025.

Debbie primitively joined the formed successful 1984 astatine 15 years aged but remained for lone a year.

Actress Sue past reprised the relation successful 2019 and has remained with the programme ever since.

Debbie has go a steadfast favourite with fans implicit the past fewer years with galore heralding her arsenic 1 of the soap's top drama characters of caller years.

She is champion known for being the proprietor of the Charriott Square Hotel and for her engagement with evil businessman Ray Crosby and his erstwhile planned instrumentality implicit of the full Street.