Coronation Street star Bruce Jones lands huge new job with cobbles co-star after Les Battersby brutally killed off

FORMER Corrie prima Bruce Jones who won millions of fans with his portrayal of Les Battersby, has landed his archetypal large acting occupation since soap bosses decided to termination disconnected his character.

The 71-year-old has singed up to prima successful pantomime implicit the festive season, appearing successful Beauty and the Beast astatine the Heywood Sports Village successful Greater Manchester.

Bruce, who has played his beloved quality for astir 2 decades, volition prima other chap cobbles actor, Steven Arnold, who has appeared arsenic Ashley Peacock for much than 15 years.

Indeed it present seems that histrion Steven has made a instrumentality to acting, aft helium was spotted moving astatine a butcher’s successful Yorkshire, successful a bid to wage the bills betwixt jobs.

Meanwhile, histrion Bruce was thought to person signed onto the pantomime, conscionable days aft learning that his quality was owed to beryllium killed disconnected for good.

Having played loudmouth cabbie Les connected the soap for much than 20 years, Bruce was said to person been ‘left annoyed’ erstwhile bosses told him that his quality had travel to the extremity of the line.

The histrion was said to person been particularly miffed that helium was informed of his character's exit via email, as helium told GB news:

"I got an email from the casting bureau saying, Dear Mr Jones, I americium atrocious to pass you Les Battersby volition dice successful the adjacent fewer months.

“I work the email and thought, wherefore nonstop maine an email similar that? Why telephone maine Mr. Jones? Why not telephone maine Bruce? 

“That annoyed maine a small bit, but past I felt relieved. Maybe it's clip for maine to spell now."

His exit storylines sees his daughter, Leanne, (Jane Danson) get a sojourn from the constabulary to pass her that her begetter has passed away.

Being killed disconnected ever comes arsenic a blow, arsenic it leaves the histrion with nary enactment to instrumentality successful the future.

This twelvemonth has been a melodramatic 1 connected the cobbles arsenic respective agelong lasting players person discontinue for good.

Legendary Corrie prima Helen Worth has shocked fans by announcing she volition beryllium leaving the soap this year.

The actress, 73, has played Gail for 50 years but has decided that its clip to discontinue the role. Also Paul Foreman, played by histrion Peter Ash was killed disconnected implicit the summertime aft suffering from Motor Neurone disease.

After much than 2 decades connected our screens, Peter Barlow star Chris Gascoyne has near the amusement - and this clip it seems to beryllium for good.

Despite his departure the doorway has been near unfastened for his return.

Chris volition besides beryllium starring successful Panto arsenic helium appears successful a signifier accumulation of Peter Pan arsenic Captain Hook, a relation helium volition beryllium playing astatine the Alban Arena during the Christmas and New Year period.

Meanwhile histrion Sair Khan who plays Alya Nazir successful the ITV soap, announced she was large and expecting her archetypal child with spouse Nathan.

She yet gave commencement to her babe lad successful May 2024 arsenic she revealed the blessed quality connected her societal media.

But arsenic a result, she was forced to instrumentality a measurement distant from the ITV acceptable for her maternity leave.

Actor Bruce Jones starred arsenic Les Battersby from 1997 to 2007, aft which helium was suspended from the amusement erstwhile helium got drunk with an undercover reporter.

Bruce was said to person made inappropriate remarks arsenic good arsenic revealing aboriginal storylines, arsenic good arsenic inappropriate comments.

Earlier this twelvemonth helium made his nonrecreational wrestling debut, astatine an lawsuit successful Manchester.