Strong Set To Leave Weatherfield

Corrie actor Craig Kelly is set to leave the soap, it has been announced.

The star will bow out of the long running ITV soap later this year when his character factory boss Luke Strong disappears in suspicious circumstances.

“I have had a ball playing Luke Strong and although it’s been fun I always knew he would be a character that would enter the street in mysterious circumstances, ruffle feathers, make his mark and leave.

Being in Corrie was something I wanted to do but I didn’t want to stay too long.

I am grateful for the chance to have played such a great character and to have walked the cobbled street.” – Kelly

A Corrie spokesperson added “Some characters arrive in Weatherfield and stay for years, others pass through affecting the lives of the residents, just as in real life. Luke will not be killed off and the door will be left open for a possible return in the future.”

Craig is expected to remain on screens until the end of October.