Coronation Street cast: who is leaving, returning to and joining the soap?

RadioTimes.com is here with a handy update on which characters are leaving, joining and returning to the cobbles of Coronation Street in the coming months.

So who's in? Who's out? And which rumours are true? Read on for all the latest details on cast changes.

Coronation Street cast 2023

The full present regular cast for Coronation Street can be found below.

• William Roache as Ken Barlow
• Barbara Knox as Rita Sullivan
• Chris Gascoyne as Peter Barlow
• Helen Worth as Gail Platt
• Kate Ford as Tracy McDonald
• Sue Nicholls as Audrey Roberts
• Ben Price as Nick Tilsley
• Michael La Vell as Kevin Webster
• Sue Devaney as Debbie Webster
• Sally Ann Matthews as Jenny Connor
• Sally Dynevor as Sally Metcalfe
• Tina O'Brien as Sarah Barlow
• Simon Gregson as Steve McDonald
• Jack P. Shepherd as David Platt
• Rob Mallard as Daniel Osbourne
• David Neilson as Roy Cropper
• Todd Boyce as Stephen Reid
• Jane Danson as Leanne Battersby
• Georgia Taylor as Toyah Battersby
• Alan Halsall as Tyrone Dobbs
• Jimmi Harkishin as Dev Alahan
• Sue Cleaver as Eileen Grimshaw
• Samia Longchambon as Maria Windass
• Andy Whyment as Kirk Sutherland
• Gareth Pierce as Todd Grimshaw
• Sam Robertson as Adam Barlow
• Jennie McAlpine as Fiz Dobbs
• Alex Bain as Simon Barlow
• Antony Cotton as Sean Tully
• Sam Aston as Chesney Brown
• Elle Mulvaney as Amy Barlow
• Adam Hussain as Aadi Alahan
• Tanisha Gorey as Asha Alahan
• Ryan Prescott as Ryan Connor
• Alison King as Carla Barlow
• Liam McCheyne as Dylan Wilson
• Mikey North as Gary Windass
• Patti Clare as Mary Taylor
• Charlie Wrenshall as Liam Connor Jr.
• Peter Gunn as Brian Packham
• Cherylee Houston as Izzy Armstrong
• Paddy Bever as Max Turner
• Kyran Bowes as Jack Webster
• Isabella Flanagan as Hope Stape
• Ellie Leach as Faye Windass
• Lisa George as Beth Tinker
• Colson Smith as PC Craig Tinker
• William Flanagan as Joseph Brown
• Macy Alabi as Ruby Dobbs
• Joe Duttine as Tim Metcalfe
• Bobby Bradshaw as Jake Windass
• Brooke Malonie as Lily Platt
• Sair Khan as Alya Nazir
• Shelley King as Yasmeen Nazir
• Qasim Akhtar as Zeedan Nazir
• Freddie and Isaac Rhodes as Harry Platt
• Dolly-Rose Campbell as Gemma Winter
• Daniel Brocklebank as Billy Mayhew
• Liam Bairstow as Alex Warner
• Julie Goulding as Shona Platt
• Harriet Bibby as Summer Spellman
• Sally Carman as Abi Webster
• Peter Ash as Paul Foreman
• Maureen Lipman as Evelyn Plummer
• Trevor Michael Georges as Ed Bailey
• Ryan Russell as Michael Bailey
• Lorna Laidlaw as Aggie Bailey
• Jane Hazlegrove as Bernie Winter
• Mollie Gallagher as Nina Lucas
• Paula Wilcox as Elaine Jones
• Tony Maudsley as George Shuttleworth
• Jude Riordan as Sam Blakeman
• Charlotte Jordan as Daisy Midgeley
• Vinta Morgan as Ronnie Bailey
• Bill Fellows as Stu Carpenter
• Jodie Prenger as Glenda Shuttleworth
• Channique Sterling-Brown as Dee Dee Bailey
• Ciarán Griffiths as Damon Hay
• Ben Hull as Owen Longford
• Claire Sweeney as Cassandra Plummer
• Ryan Early as Darren Vance
• Stephanie Davis as Courtney Vance
• Natalie Amber as Shelly Rossington

Below are the upcoming changes to the regular cast.

LEAVING

Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne)

When is Peter Barlow leaving? 2023.

Chris Gascoyne is set to depart his role as long-running character Peter Barlow in Coronation Street later this year.

The Corrie star will be on screen until the end of the year but will then be leaving the soap at a currently undetermined date. RadioTimes.com understands that Gascoyne will be an extended break from the role as he has before, with the door very much left open for his return.

Gascoyne is the seventh actor to have played Peter since the ITV soap started airing in 1965. He first played the role between 2000 and 2003, before returning in 2007 for a stint which lasted until 2014. He returned in 2016 and has been a regular on the soap ever since.

Gascoyne was cast earlier this year in a stage production of Peter Pan, playing Captain Hook at The Alban Arena over the Christmas and New Year period.

What will this mean for Peter's marriage to true love Carla?

Paul Foreman (Peter Ash)

When is Paul Foreman leaving? 2023.

Coronation Street favourite Paul Foreman will be killed-off later this year after the character is diagnosed with Motor Neurone Disease (MND).

The soap is working closely the MND Association on this storyline and will explore the impact of the diagnosis on Paul and his loved ones as his condition progresses.

MND is a fatal, rapidly progressing disease that affects the brain and spinal cord, attacking the nerves that control movement so muscles no longer work, often impacting the patient's senses such as sight, sound and feeling.

Actor Peter Ash said: "Paul is completely blindsided by the diagnosis and he decides to keep it from his family and friends as he tries to come to terms with the news.

"I knew very little about MND before embarking on the storyline and I am hugely grateful to the MND Association for all their help and support. For any actor playing a role which examines a real life issue or condition there comes a huge sense of responsibility and we are aware that some people watching this storyline are experiencing it in reality, it is their life.

"Awareness and education are really important. I have learned so much even in the short time I have been involved in this storyline. We hope Paul’s journey can make people more aware of the symptoms and what it is like for someone to live with MND."

The character will therefore die at the conclusion of the storyline.

RETURNING

Henry Newton (George Banks)

When is Henry Newton returning? Summer 2023.

Actor George Banks is returning to the ITV soap as Gemma Winter's former love interest Henry Newton.

The grandson of the former Newton & Ridley brewery director Cecil Newton, Henry is set to cross paths with Gemma again with Digital Spy reporting that it will be for a job opportunity.

What impact will Henry's return have on Gemma's marriage to Chesney?

Fiz Dobbs (Jennie McAlpine)

When is Fiz Dobbs returning? 2023.

Fiz Dobbs will be temporarily off of the cobbles as actress Jennie McAlpine has announced the wonderful news that she is expecting her third child with her husband Chris Farr.

"Alan [Halsall] was the first person I told," McAlpine told OK! Magazine. "I was thinking, 'I might not be feeling brilliant and if you bring any butter near me I might feel sick'. We've been busy, so he's really looked after me – and the bosses. They all know and they're all really happy. We might have to start hiding Fiz behind a washing basket again!"

It is unknown how long Fiz will be absent from the soap, but the character has left the cobbles to work in Norwick for six months.

However, we can expect her to stay in touch with her family back home while she is gone.

Who has left Coronation Street in 2023?

The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2023.

• Griff Reynolds
• Jacob Hay
• Mike Hargrave
• Esther Hargrave
• Teddy Thompkins
• Cilla the Cincilla
• Daryan Zahawi
• Christina Boyd
• Rufus Donahue
• Linda Hancock
• Justin Rutherford
• Karen Rutherford
• Aaron Sandford
• Geoffrey "Spider" Nugent
• Isabella Benvenuti

Who left Coronation Street in 2022?

The following regular characters have departed Coronation Street in 2022.

• Ted Spear
• Marrium Nazier
• Clint Stubbins
• Linda Hancock
• Grace Vickers
• Lydia Chambers
• Jon Spear
• Emma Brooker
• Laura Neelan
• Elsie
• Ben Chancellor
• Imran Habeeb
• Cathy Matthews
• Nicky Wheatley
• Camilla Perrin
• Mimi Halliday
• Frank Bardsley
• Phill Whittaker
• Geoff Metcalfe (Guest, hallucination)
• Saira Habeeb
• Rick Neelan (Guest, hallucination)
• Kelly Neelan
• Leo Thompkins
• James Bailey
• Martha Fraser
• Wendy Crozier
• Harvey Gaskell

Who else will remain in Weatherfield by the end of the year?

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