ONE former star of Coronation Street has revealed a massive career shift away from the cobbles.
She last appeared in the long running ITV serial drama in 2007 and has not been seen on the soap since.
Samantha Seager, 50, first appeared in Coronation Street over fifteen years ago.
In January 2007, she made her Weatherfield debut as Jodie Morton, the new owner of Diggory Compton’s old bakery.
She appeared on the street alongside her father Jerry (Michael Starke) and her grandfather, Wilf (Rodney Litchfield).
Now though, she has put the spotlight behind her as she embarked on her new adventure.
Taking to Instagram, she posted a stunning picture onto her story where she announced some huge career news.
Samantha was beaming as she was pictured standing in what looks like a luxury hotel in an exotic holiday location.
As the sun set behind her, she looked fresh faced as her brunette locks were left in a natural state.
The former actress wore a paisley patterned teal blue dress as she captioned the snap: “I’m a qualified yoga teacher!!!”
Humorous moments on the ITV soap came when Dev Alahan (Jimmi Harkishin) attempted to flirt with her and she labelled him as “cheesy”.
Throughout her time on the show, her character was engulfed in a feud with Cilla Battersby-Brown (Wendi Peters) who worked at the rival chip shop.
They enjoyed their arguments, especially when Cilla stated that Jodie had the body of her father, Jerry Morton, and the face of “Jabba The Hutt”.
Cilla went as far to call in an exterminator, saying that thee kebab shop was infested with rats.
She retaliated by taking Cilla’s son Chesney’s (Sam Aston) dog, Schmeichel, and kept him hidden away in the garden shed.
Her character also shared a brief romance with Lloyd Mullaney (Craig Charles), before departing the cobbles 11 months later in November 2007.
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This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.
Colson Smith – Craig Tinker
The character of Craig Tinker has been axed by bosses after 14 years. After he was told of the news in Autumn 2024, Colson Smith confirmed that would be written out of the show with scenes to air later this year. Craig’s on-screen mum, Beth Tinker, also left the show in the summer when actress Lisa George was written out from the role.
Sue Cleaver – Eileen Grimshaw
After 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw, former I’m A Celebrity campmate Sue Cleaver will quit the show. The Sun on Sunday reported in January that she’s already begun to film her exit scenes. However the character will not be killed off in case Sue opts to make a return in the future.
Luca Toolan – Mason Radcliffe
Bosses decided to axe the teenage character after just 16 months after he first joined the show. Recent scenes saw Mason stabbed by his criminal brothers after his pal Dylan brought a knife in an attempt to defend him.
Sue Devaney – Debbie Webster
In November 2024, we revealed that Debbie Webster is set to be killed off after 40 years on the cobbles. The character will die as part of a heartbreaking long-running dementia storyline.
Charlotte Jordan – Daisy Midgeley
The actress became the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month. We revealed that she will bow out of the ITV soap later this year after four years on-screen. Charlotte told sources that she’s hungry to see what other opportunities await.
Shelley King – Yasmeen Metcalfe
The actress has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and we revealed in January that she finished filming her final scenes. This follows the departure of her on-screen partner Stu Carpenter.
Since leaving the cobbles, the TV actor has returned to the world of soaps.
Samantha made an appearance in EastEnders in 2023, where she played Detective Sergeant Miles.
She also narrated the food show, Eat Well For Less, which aired on BBC One.
Away from her work, she shares two children with her partner, who has been reported to work as a Barrister.
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Coronation Street continues on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.
