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Coronation Street Star Channick Sterling-Brown has revealed she has left the soap. take the next step in her career,
As Dee-Dee, Sterling-Brown has been at the center of some major storylines since joining 2022, such as her relationship with the evil Joel Deering, exposing racial injustice in maternity care, and representing Roy Cropper in court. Stirling-Brown was awarded Best Newcomer at the 2023 British Soap Awards for her work on the series.
The actor admitted that she was initially heartbroken when she decided not to renew her contract. Coronation StreetBut he decided to leave after feeling that he had “done what I came here to do”.
“I made the decision in the spring, and it wasn’t a hasty decision,” he said. digital spy And other media. “I felt really broken, but I really just realized that it felt like time.”
She added, “I feel like I’ve been very privileged, and I’ve gotten to tell some great stories, and it’s pretty amazing. And obviously I’m very driven by my faith as well. So I really took my time on this and prayed into it.”
“I had a real feeling that I had done what I came here for, if that makes any sense, not that I ever knew exactly what it was, but it felt like I had achieved what I was sent here to do, so it was time to be brave.”
Sterling-Brown’s final scenes are set to air in the coming weeks, which the actor said were “emotional” to film.
She said that in future she wants to explore roles on stage and big screen. “I would love to do a movie, I would love to do a play, I would love to do some comedy,” she said.
The actor said it was an honor to play Dee-Dee, but now it was time to “find some new characters to love”.
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This year has seen a string of exits itv series, Including Sally Ann MatthewsBest known for playing The Rovers Return landlady Jenny Connor, who said she has left the show to take the next step in her career.
Announcing her departure in August, she said it was “time” to pursue different roles – roles she “always hoped I would be able to do when I got older”.
Matthews made her debut in the serial in 1986 as Alan Bradley’s crying daughter, before leaving in 1991. He made a surprise return in 2016, which was supposed to last only a few months, but remained as a central character on the show for another decade.
Other cast members who have left the series include Yasmine Metcalfe, Adam Hussain, Charlotte Jordan and Colson Smith.
Sue Cleaver, who played popular matriarch Eileen Grimshaw, Also left the show in June,