SHOCKING NEWS!! SPEEDY EXIT? Coronation Street viewers predict major show change – as show legend announces exit after 11 years

CORONATION Street viewers predict major show change – as show legend announces exit after 11 years.

As yet another cast member quits the soap, viewers are worried

that part of the iconic ITV set could be gone forever.Shelley King at the TRIC Awards.

Shelley King has quit Coronation Street after 11 years on the show

Shelley King as Yasmeen Nazir in Coronation Street.

Viewers worry that this could mean a major change to the set

Exterior view of Speed Daal restaurant.

With Yasmeen’s forthcoming departure, will any character be available to run Speed Daal?

We previously revealed that Coronation Street veteran Shelley King, 69, has become the latest star to leave the soap.

She has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and has now finished filming her final scenes.

The actress will appear for the last time in March, though it’s not clear how she’ll exit Weatherfield.

However, soap fans are worried that this will mean that her restaurant, Speed Daal will close down.

In the soap, her partner Stu (Bill Fellows) left the street to set up a new life in Germany.

Once Yasmeen makes her exit, and with her granddaughter Alya (Sair Khan) busy with her law career, nobody will seemingly be available to run the establishment.

A number of viewers took to X – formerly known as Twitter – as they wondered about the future of the fictional Indian restaurant.

One viewer asked: “With Yasmeen leaving does this mean Speed Daal’s shutting?”

A second stated: “Another one going at Corrie then. Yasmeen was brilliant during the Geoff storyline but she’s another one that it feels like they don’t know what to do with any more.”

While a third posted: “So Yasmeen is leaving #corrie too. As someone who has been calling for a MASSIVE cast cull, I’m absolutely fine with this.”

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Adding: “She was great in the Geoff era, but that was a long time ago. This departure will open up interesting story opportunities for other characters.”

This comes after we reported that the cast were barred from the Rovers Return.

As the soap desperately battles against ITV’s cash crisis, the number of established characters in scenes taking place in the iconic Rovers Return pub has been dramatically slashed.

Every time a character appears on-screen, they are due a per-episode fee, no matter how many scenes they were in.

Only a few years ago, you would see all the community in the pub – even if they didn’t speak, which could mount up for actors on lucrative deals.

A show insider revealed: “The cast loved the days when lots of scenes were filmed in the Rovers because it didn’t matter if you had 10 scenes in an episode or just sat in the pub – you’d get paid the same

“Playing a barmaid or the landlord was a dream gig and would guarantee you got paid a fortune because it didn’t matter if you just served someone in the background – you got paid for the episode.

“The bar staff obviously had to be in all Rovers scenes, so it was a great earner for them. But those days are now long gone – it’s just too expensive.”

With Yasmeen leaving does this mean Speed Daal’s shutting?

In 2023, the Rovers was shut – ironically due to financial problems faced by landlady Jenny Connor (Sally Ann Matthews).

However, the plot covertly saved bosses a small fortune and was part of a secret cost-cutting drive by bosses.

Matthews recently went public on social media to call out the fact that she’s barely being used on the show.

She exclaimed, “You’re not going to be seeing Jenny for quite a long while,” adding, “So that’s that.”

Two women talking in a cafe.

The Indian restaurant has been at the centre of many major storylines

Yasmeen Metcalfe tells Alya Nazir about a new job opportunity.

Yasmeen ran the establishment, but viewers worry that it will shut after her exit

 

Bosses previously slashed the number of scenes in the iconic Rovers Return pub in a bid to claw back cash

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