CORONATION Street actress Shelley King has confessed that she has barely watched the soap since leaving the show.
Her character Yasmeen Nazir left Weatherfield last week after her time on the ITV soap came to an end after 11 years.
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It saw Yasmeen head to London to work for a charity after getting an incredible job offer.
It meant that she left behind granddaughter Alya as the only remaining Nazir member on the street.
Now just a week on from her exit, Shelley has confessed she hasn’t tuned in for much of the show since she was written out.
She spoke out on her exit in a new interview with the Conversation Street podcast.
The actress told the show: “I watched last week’s and the week before just to see how [Yasmeen] left.
“To be honest, it made me very sad. I had a quick text and WhatsApp with Sair, it was her birthday in February, sending pictures of her kids and everything.
“It makes me sometimes quite sad, I have to admit.”
Shelley also kept coy when it came to addressing her future as she hinted she might not ever come back.
Despite originally appearing to confirm she would eventually return in a video uploaded to the Coronation Street‘s social media accounts following her exit, Shelley has now made a confusing statement in which she claimed she “hasn’t left the street” before adding “she might never come back again.”
Speaking in full, the actress told the fan-run podcast: “Yasmeen hasn’t left the Street. I don’t know, she might have, she might never come back again.
“But Yasmeen has simply gone to London. I’m also ambassador to a charity, modern slavery charity, so she’s just gone off to do something. That street, that community, Weatherfield has so many memories and nightmares for her.
“Now she’s got nobody in her life, she’s sort of alone in this house. With all the memories of it nearly being burnt down, being chucked off a roof, being knifed in the kitchen.”
Furthermore, she revealed she didn’t say goodbye to Corrie boss Iain MacLeod as she made her exit, confessing: “I talked to the producer, who’s now executive producer, Iain McLeod. I think it’s an interesting time.
“We didn’t say goodbye to each other, we had no promises of return.
“But I suppose it’s a way of not breaking one’s heart. I’ve got a few ties. I love the people in the street, I love everyone.”
Corrie cash crisis: shock exits for 2025
ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap.
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.
