Coronation Street star Emhrys Cooper is being tipped to exit the soap.
Cooper’s character, cult leader Rowan Cunliffe, has been at the centre of a dark storyline in recent
months as he continues to manipulate Leanne Battersby and drag her deeper into his cult The Institute.
It’s now being reported by The Mirror that Cooper will leave the soap when Rowan’s storyline eventually comes to a close – although it notes in its report that his storyline is not ending soon, as the character’s behaviour will worsen and escalate over the coming months.
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Digital Spy has reached out to Coronation Street, who didn’t comment on the reports. However, DS understands that Rowan’s storyline was always intended to run for a fixed period of time and set out with a clear beginning, middle and end.
In scenes set to air on the ITV soap next week, Leanne tries to convince Amy Barlow to join The Institute.
Meanwhile, Rowan manipulates Leanne further by suggesting it’s a good idea for her to invest £40,000 in the business, before he blackmails Nick into investing in The Institute by threatening to reveal his secret affair with Toyah.
Last month, Cooper warned that Rowan will target more characters after brainwashing Leanne.
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“I think that he really wants to open another resource centre, so he’s on a mission to raise the investment needed, however he can do that,” he said.
“And he wants to ‘help’ more people, so there might be some more characters he’s bringing into the organisation….”
Cooper added that he already had “quite a lot of insight” when he secured the chance to audition for Rowan, but has continued his research through the storyline “because I want to try to make the story as believable as possible”.
