The looming departures of two Coronation Street characters are set to happen next week.
Viewers knew Sue Cleaver was leaving her role as Eileen Grimshaw, after it was announced months ago, after 25 years of her being on the soap.
Ryan Thomas would reprise his role as her son, Jason Grimshaw, but only for a short stint.
Now, new spoilers have confirmed when exactly the two characters will leave the show.
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There are also hints that Eileen's partner, George Shuttleworth, could exit the soap, as he's determined to move away with her. Eileen is contemplating her future and whether she even wants to be with George.
He's set to propose this week, leading to some rather awkward scenes when Eileen doesn't seem too keen.
Now, spoilers for next week have revealed Jason will ask his mum to move to Thailand with him, where he's set up a business.
He urges her to become his new business partner, and she's tempted. When George is mentioned, Eileen claims that he will not want to move with her.
As soon as she knew she was leaving, she wanted co-star Ryan, who plays son Jason, to be there for the episodes.
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She shared: "Ryan was there from the start, and he was inconveniently living in Thailand, and it wouldn't be too far of a jump to expect that if Eileen was going to make a leap, that she would involve her son.
"And so when I decided to leave, like over a year ago, I rang Ryan, and I said, 'Ryan, I'm going to tell them that I'm going, and if they ask me about exits, I'd really like to say that you'd come back and take me out, but I don't know whether they'd go for it or not'.
"And he just went, 'Oh my gosh, of course, I would', which was so lovely for me. And it was just so nice to have him back and filming those final scenes with him. It just felt like I’d come full circle really."
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