A CORONATION Street star has opened up on the real reason he quit the show after walking away after five years.

Actor Adam Hussain decided to leave the ITV programme for good earlier this year with his exit scenes as Aadi Alahan playing out earlier this week.

Now, he has revealed why he felt as though it was the right time to exit the programme as well as the film role which he has already bagged.

On the soap, Aadi decided to leave the Alahan clan in Weatherfield for a new life in India.

Adam has now admitted he wants to “spread his wings” beyond Coronation Street.

The actor said: “I am going to be 25 in October, and I felt it was the right time to leave. It was my decision, and the producers were so understanding.

“I want to spread my wings a little, go out in the big world and see what else I can do.”

The star added to the Mirror: “My life has changed for the better since I joined Corrie and it has been such an honour to be part of the amazing cast.

“I joined during the Covid pandemic, which was a weird and surreal time to take on a new character.

“I’ve loved playing Aadi, I have made good friends on the set, and I am going to miss Corrie dearly.”

Elsewhere, he confessed that he has already bagged his first post-acting role in a horror movie.

He teased: “I am really excited as I’ve got a new role in a horror feature film.

“I can’t say too much yet, but I am looking forward to it.

“I feel lucky as I’ve also been to lots of other auditions since I finished filming my Corrie scenes in June, and I’ve filmed a part in a short film, Spice For Life, too.

“We are sending it off to film festivals at the moment. It’s an exploration of cultures coming together.”

Although he is being kept busy with a number of other projects, Adam has revealed that the door has been left open for a potential Aadi comeback in the future.

He said: “They’ve told me the door will always be left open if I ever want to come back. My friends on set were gutted when I first told them, but they also understood.

“They now have high aspirations about what I am going to get up to in the coming years!”