Corrie's Bruce Jones exposes email ITV sent him revealing Les Battersby will be killed off

Bruce Jones played the iconic quality from 1997 until 2007, but helium was sacked from the ITV soap aft leaking Coronation Street storylines to undercover writer ‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood

Coronation Street icon Bruce Jones has revealed his fury implicit ITV's email confirming Les Battersby volition beryllium killed off.

The 71-year-old actor recovered fame arsenic Les successful the long-running ITV soap, making his debut alongside on-screen woman Janice, played by Vicky Entwistle, and daughters Leanne and Toyah (Jane Danson and Georgia Taylor) successful 1997, and was a immense deed with fans. Les divorced Janice successful 2001, and remarried Cilla Brown (Wendi Peters), but his clip connected the amusement came to an extremity successful 2007, erstwhile helium was progressive successful a scandal.

Bruce was interviewed by undercover writer ‘Fake Sheikh’ Mazher Mahmood, and portion nether the power of alcohol, helium began revealing upcoming storylines connected the soap, starring to a showdown with ITV bosses. Les was past written retired of Corrie, and portion Bruce insisted it was a communal determination for him to leave, the beloved quality ne'er returned to the cobbles.

Now, it has been confirmed that Les volition beryllium killed off, and Bruce was informed of the determination successful a blunt email from ITV. He told GB News helium was furious to work that Les would dice off-screen, and took purpose astatine the amusement arsenic helium claimed it had “no storylines” anymore. “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,” helium recalled.

“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,” Bruce said, adding that he’s since had an apology from the property office. He revealed helium and his woman watched an occurrence of Coronation Street recently, but helium had to permission the country arsenic helium recovered it unbearable. “I didn't spell backmost until I heard the euphony astatine the end. I conscionable couldn't ticker it. Where were the storylines? There was nary comedy. So no, I'm atrocious I couldn't ticker it. I went retired and I made a cupful of coffee.”

Bruce said helium has been approached by fans successful Manchester who inquire him erstwhile he’s returning to the soap, and portion he’s upset astatine the decision, helium insisted helium had “no problems with Coronation Street”. He added: “I had 10 large years with them, but they (the viewers) are beauteous annoyed astir it… I’m bittersweet successful 1 way, but I'm relieved successful another. I mean, it's clip to fto spell now, and I'm rather pleased with that.”

The histrion said fans “are not happy” with the determination to termination Les off, and helium claimed astir viewers are “watching the classic” episodes of Corrie instead. Bruce besides criticised the determination to person Les and Janice divorce, arsenic helium said it marked the extremity of the celebrated family. “I emotion acting and I emotion moving with Vicky Entwistle and the 2 girls. We really became a unit. I deliberation the lone mistake successful my caput that we ever made was splitting Les and Janice. They should ne'er divided Les and Janice. I deliberation that was the extremity of the Battersbys erstwhile that happened,” helium sadly added.

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