WHAT’S NEXT Coronation Street star drops huge hint about her future on the cobbles amid ITV soap cash crisis and mass cast exodus

CORONATION Street star Claire Sweeney has given a big hint about her future on the ITV soap.

The actress, who plays Cassie Plummer, has spoken out amid Corrie’s ongoing cash crisis and mass cast exodus.

Claire Sweeney on the Good Morning Britain TV show.

𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: C𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐

Claire Sweeney has dropped a big hint about her future on Coronation Street 

Claire Sweeney at Dean Sullivan's funeral.

𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: C𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐

The actress has starred as Cassie Plummer since 2023 

Claire, 53, has dropped a big clue that she is not set to be culled from Coronation Street while chatting about her career.

In fact, she has even claimed not to”know much” about the huge cutbacks imposed on the struggling soap in recent months.

While speaking to New! magazine, Claire said: “Oh I’m very happy.

“I don’t know much about the cuts or what’s going on. I’m just happy.”

Claire, who joined Corrie as Cassie – the estranged daughter of Evelyn Plummer – in 2023.

But although the soap has seen multiple stars either quit or be shown the door in the last few months, Claire is feeling positive.

She added: “I love my job, simple as that. I still look forward to going to work.

“As long as I keep that love and passion, it keeps me alive and fresh. It doesn’t feel like work.”

The Sun previously revealed how Coronation Street bosses have been forced to make cuts in a desperate bid to save the cash-strapped soap.

This means that a number of stars have either been axed or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.

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Just last week, Sue Cleaver bid the cobbles farewell after 25 years of playing Eileen Grimshaw.

The fan favourite has filmed her final scenes after telling bosses last year that she wanted to leave.

Sue’s final on-screen appearance will air in the coming months.

Others, however, were not given a choice.

Colson Smith, who plays Craig Tinker, has been axed by bosses after 14 years.

The news was broken to him last summer and he has since confirmed his character will be written out of the soap this year.

In November 2024, The Sun also revealed that Debbie Webster is set to be killed off after 40 years on the cobbles.

Sue Devaney’s character will tragically die as part of a heartbreaking dementia storyline.

ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap.

This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.

Episodes of Coronation Street have also been slashed to five, 30-minute instalments a week, rather than six.

Sister soap Emmerdale has also had its number of weekly episodes cut.

TV’s Managing Director of Media and Entertainment Kevin Lygo said: “This new commissioning pattern will mean five hours of soaps a week, rather than the current six.

“We are conscious this will have an impact for the people who work on the soaps team.

“We will support our colleagues in ITV Studios as they work through these changes, and will do what we can to mitigate the impact on our people.”

Sue Cleaver on the This Morning TV show.

𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: C𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐

Sue Cleaver filmed her final scenes after 25 years last week 

Three people talking on a street.

𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: C𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐

Sue Devaney’s character Debbie is being killed off 

Craig Tinker, played by Colson Smith, in a scene from Coronation Street.

𝑭𝒂𝒏𝒑𝒂𝒈𝒆 & 𝑾𝒆𝒃𝒔𝒊𝒕𝒆: C𝐨𝐫𝐫𝐢𝐞𝐧𝐞𝐰𝐬.𝙞𝒏𝙛𝒐

Colson Smith, who plays Craig Tinker, has been axed from Corrie 

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