SHOCKING NEWS!!! Coronation Street star drops exit bombshell ahead of shock death story

Coronation Street star Jonathan Howard has dropped an exit bombshell, teasing that his character, Carl Webster, could be the one who meets his end as part of the ITV soap’s murder-mystery storyline.

Earlier this year, it was confirmed via a flashforward scene that Betsy Swain had found a dead body, with the possible victims being Carl, Jodie Ramsey, Theo Silverton, Megan Walsh and Maggie Driscoll.

The reveal is set to take place on the wedding day of Carla Connor and Lisa Swain on 23 April, but Howard has potentially indicated that his character may be the figure who meets their untimely demise.

In a post on Instagram Stories, Howard shared a behind-the-scenes photo from the set of the series, with the caption reading: “Last few days on Corrie before flying back to the States. It’s time!!”

The latest post comes just a day after Howard shared a photo with co-stars Alan Halsall, Vinta Morgan and Michael Le Vell, who portray Tyrone Dobbs, Ronnie Bailey and Kevin Webster respectively.

Some fans think that Howard’s presence on the set ruled Carl out from being the victim in the murder-mystery storyline, but his latest point would contradict that. Of course, the actor could merely be toying with everybody by dishing out red herrings!

“Looks like Carl doesn’t die in 2 weeks. Film 8 weeks in advance so thanks for the spoiler 🤣🕵️👀” wrote one fan in the comment section, while another noted: “Hoping you are staying on Mr Jonathan Howard!”

While it remains to be seen if Howard is telling the truth regarding his exit, all is set to be revealed later this month, with Corrie producer Kate Brooks teasing that it would be a “very complicated” and “very intricate” storyline.

“It’s our big thriller-esque story as we go into spring, early summer,” they said. “It will involve an awful lot of the community. I don’t think I’ve ever told a story that involves quite as many character groups.

“It’s everyone – everyone’s impacted, everyone’s affected by the story. There are so many twists and so many turns and it’s been a real challenge in some ways, because it is so complex and intricate.”

Coronation Street aired scenes of a shock death on Monday evening. Earlier this year, Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard) arrived as the long-lost half brother of Kevin Webster, and whilst things were going well to begin with, their reunion quickly soured when it was revealed that Carl had been having an affair with his brother’s wife Abi.

Little is known about Carl’s past, but what has been established is that he grew up in Germany with his parents Bill and Elaine Webster. Bill was the father of Kevin (Michael Le Vell) and Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney), and their mother Alison never appeared on the programme, having died in 1980. Carl was then born to Bill and Elaine off-screen in 1986.

On Monday’s episode of the world’s longest-running TV soap, Abi was at Debbie’s hen-do when she got a panicked phone call and rushed straight home. Once there, Carl revealed to her that his mother had died, and he had been completely unaware that she had been fighting cancer

For the first time, Carl began to open up about his mother to Abi and hinted at a mystery that was never solved between the pair. He said: “She was… formidable. Not the most loving of mothers, that’s for sure. Our relationship was tricky. I knew she wanted me to settle down, get married and have kids and all then.

“I was immature back then – late developer. She did bail me out a few times, though, let me stay at hers, when I hit the skids. I remember my 30th, I had to come home, tail between my legs, after my latest job and relationship had gone pear-shaped.

“She was back in Southampton then. I must’ve been there a week and I hadn’t really got out of bed. She came in my room one morning, dragged me out of bed and said we were going to the beach. I hadn’t been to the beach with my mum since I was a little boy.

“And I said I was sorry for being a mess. 30 and still kipping in my mum’s spare room. She was quiet for a long time and then said I deserved more from my growing up. But if I knew what had happened, then I would understand why.”

Abi then asked if she ever explained herself to him, and Carl replied: “No. I’m sorry Abi, for being the kind of person that not even a mother can love.” It was then that Abi pulled Carl in close, her eyes wide, clearly worried about what her partner had just said to her. She later reminded him that just because Elaine rarely called, that didn’t make him a bad son, and Debbie then burst in, having heard that something terrible had happened.

Through tears, Carl told his half-sister: “Apparently she’d been in the hospice for months. I didn’t even know that she was ill,” and when he and Abi voiced their dismay that Elaine had never been in touch, Debbie began to justify it. She said: “Well, we don’t know what’s gone on, do we?

“She might not have been well enough.” Carl then asked Debbie when she last spoke to Elaine, and the hotel owner quickly claimed that they hadn’t spoken since Bill died, which would have been in 2023.

But there was a further twist in store when Debbie, who was diagnosed with vascular dementia earlier this year, went home to her fiancé Ronnie. When he said it was odd that Elaine had not got in touch with the family, Debbie revealed: “She tried to. Recently. I just… I just forgot to tell him. With everything going on, it just… it just went out of my head.

“I haven’t told Carl – I can’t. He’d never forgive me. Ronnie, don’t tell him, will you? I feel terrible Really terrible.” When Ronnie reassured Debbie that it wasn’t her fault and she didn’t do it on purpose, she didn’t respond and simply gave a weird look.