Corrie's Sophie Webster exit storyline 'revealed' - and she's taking someone with her
As Brooke Vincent goes on maternity leave
Last updated 15th Aug 2019
Coronation Street fans have known for a while that Sophie Webster would be leaving Weatherfield soon, as the actress who plays her - Brooke Vincent - is expecting her first baby! Brooke, who has played Sophie since 2004, is eight months pregnant with her footballer boyfriend Kean Bryan's baby, and will be leaving the soap for her maternity leave very soon.
Although show bosses are keen to keep her exit storyline under wraps, a TV insider has revealed what's going to go down - and it turns out that Sophie won't be leaving the cobbles alone...
Swipe through to see all the Coronation Street spoilers you need to know for next week...
A family have dinner at the Bistro and Bethany thinks that she recognises the dad from one of Nathan's parties.
A concerned Bethany confides in Daniel who is also working that evening, but implores him not to say anything.
The family begin to row and leave the restaurant without finishing their meals. The distracted wife pulls into reverse and bumps into Craig, knocking him to the ground.
Bethany is devastated that once again Craig has found himself caught up in her troublesome past.
Steve takes Emma out for lunch in a bid to cheer her up, but he's got an ulterior motive. Pretending she's got something in her hair, Steve pulls out a few strands and pockets them.
On the day of her dad's funeral, Emma meets up with her brother Morgan, and learns that he also knew her 'dad' wasn't her biological father.
Steve arrives at the church with the wreaths for the funeral. Having take the hair sample for DNA testing, Steve explains to Emma that he is her real father.
After the funeral, a confused and upset Emma Skypes with her mum, Fiona, in Australia and wants to know why she was kept in the dark her whole life.
Blaming Fiona and Audrey for lying to her, Emma makes the decision to leave Weatherfield, and despite her friend's begging her to stay, she's made up her mind.
After her departure, Amy and Tracy set off to try and catch her to change her mind, eventually finding her at the train station waiting for a train. Can they persuade her to stay?
Elsewhere, Geoff smugly explains to Yasmeen that he's fitted out her house with top of the range CCTV so she can feel safe.
A shocked Yasmeen tells Geoff she doesn't want to be filmed at home, but Geoff accuses her of not caring about his feelings and declares it's over between them.
Later on at the Bistro as Geoff helps Yasmeen with her online banking, he drops into conversation that he's got a doctors appointment.
It's clear at the doctors that Geoff is fit as a flea - but when he sees Yasmeen later on he tells her they've taken blood samples for a heart murmur, leaving Yasmeen worried about him.
Aggie confronts Ed when her debit card is declined at the shop, accusing him of turning back to gambling and frittering away their money.
Ed dismisses it as just a cash flow glitch, but later on confides in Michael that they've fallen on hard times and that £5k should sort them out.
Michael convinces his dad to accept a loan from their football prodigy son James. But Aggie is suspicious and soon Ed breaks down, admitting that he's lost the money on betting sites.
Aggie is furious at her husband and has to get out of the house, heading to the café for sanctuary.
Noticing how rushed off his feet Roy is, and with thoughts of their lost money at the back of her mind, Aggie offers to help out around the café and Roy agrees to give her a trial shift.
Meanwhile, Michael is investing in his own money-making scheme, and on the way home from the shops Cerberus tugs on his shopping bag and a load of pregnancy tests spill out.
Evelyn is intrigued and wants to know who they're for, but Michael won't give the game away about his and Bernice's business venture.
Max has been playing up and, finding that he's not at home, Nick tracks him down to Victoria Gardens, where he's smashing up the plant pots.
As he tries to stop him, Max lashes out at Nick, angrily telling him it's his fault that David is in prison.
The next day is Lily's birthday party but after the guests start arriving, Max starts to act up so much that Shona has to ask everyone to leave and cancel the party.
An already fragile Shona is furious that Max has ruined Lily's party and confides in the other adults that he's been like this for weeks. Shona worries that Max has stopped taking his ADHD medication.
Meanwhile, Tim calls in at Eileen's and tells her to pull herself together because she's needed at the garage. Eileen agrees to go back to work, but declares she's sworn off men for good.
According to the Mirror, Sophie's aunt Debbie - sister of her dad Kevin Webster - will be returning with bad news for Kev. There's been a "death in the family", but that Debbie has been left a sizeable chunk of change and wants to share it around.
After Sophie hears her ex-girlfriend and current pal Kate Connor, whose wife Rana died on their wedding day, talking about her travelling plans, Sophie's ears prick up and she realises that the "perfect opportunity" has just fallen into her lap.
She'll ask her girlfriend Paula to go with her, but the source says that she'll decide against it at the "eleventh hour", leading Sophie to ask Kate to take her place.
This also fits in with Faye Brookes' plans to leave Corrie, as she announced in April 2019 that she would be quitting the soap as Kate Connor after four years.
Taking to Twitter, Faye wrote, 'Thanks to everyone for your amazing support, but after 4 fabulous years in Weatherfield it's time for me to explore new opportunities, I've loved playing Kate Connor, but she needs a break for a little while and so with a song in my heart I'm off to pastures new. #kana #corrie♥️.' sic
This comes after the news that Faye has split from her fiancé, Gareth Gates, after seven years together. A source close to the couple said, "Faye and Gareth are both extremely sad about their relationship ending. They still care very much about each other and want to remain friends, but the wedding has been called off. Her family and close friends have been supporting her through the split."
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