Coronation Street exit sealed as star gets set to ‘film final scenes’

Coronation Street’s Beth Nixon is set to leave the ITV soap later this year.

The actress, who is 26, made her arrival as Megan Walsh towards the end of 2025. She was introduced as Will Driscoll’s (Lucas Hodgson-Wale) sports coach, but it was eventually confirmed that this role was to cover up something incredibly sinister.

Viewers discovered that Megan was sexually abusing Will, and manipulating him into thinking they were in a relationship. The ordeal went unnoticed for months, but a young Weatherfield resident eventually worked out what was going on between them.

Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan) had found a sports top among Megan’s belongings. She claimed it belonged to Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard), but Sam knew this wasn’t true. Certain that Megan was abusing Will, he vowed to expose her, but it became nigh-on impossible due to the awful tactics Megan implemented to keep Sam quiet.

Sam’s mental health was severely impacted as a result of Megan’s manipulation. His stress levels got so bad, he collapsed on the cobbles and was rushed to hospital.

He told Leanne Battersby (Jane Danson) about who Megan really was, leading to the Driscoll family also learning the truth.

Megan wasn’t charged straight away due to the fact the police couldn’t find any physical evidence that proved something went on between her and Will, and because the teenager was also in denial.

Things changed a couple of weeks ago though, when Will had a powerful conversation with Tim Metcalfe (Joe Duttine). The local cab driver told Will that he was sexually abused by an older woman when he was 14, and the shared experience prompted Will to report Megan.

With Megan being a villain of the show, she was always going to have a shelf life.

According to The Sun, actress Beth is set to film her final scenes soon, which will air later this year.

Metro has contacted Coronation Street for a comment.

Producer of the show Kate Brooks recently spoke about this storyline, stating that Megan will definitely face some sort of consequence for her actions.

She explained: ‘Obviously, there are soap Gods, and as in soap God’s law, there’ll be some kind of retribution for Megan. She cannot get off of this scot-free. We will go down the proper channels. Whether it goes on to plan or not, I cannot say, but it goes down quite a very big path.’

‘It’s showcasing that, Megan’s actions have not just directly impacted Will and the Driscolls, Sam’s also collateral damage. People’s trust has been absolutely dismantled because of this woman’s perpetual lie,’ Kate said about the lingering effects of Megan’s reign of terror.

Speaking on the future of the Driscoll clan, Kate added: ‘It’s about the family falling apart, but then kind of building themselves back up again as they try desperately to kind of repair the damage that Megan’s done.

‘Will will be quite badly affected by what he’s been through with Megan. It does go a bit dark.’