Soap arrivals and departures – February 2013

Soap departure
Julie Hesmondhalgh – Corrie’s Hayley Cropper
When’s she leaving? At the end of 2013.
Why’s she off? "The decision to hang up Hayley's red anorak was a tough one, but doing the play at the Royal Exchange last year made me realise that there's life in the old dog yet and that there are other things I want to try."
How’s she leaving? Hopefully a big Christmas exit.
Should we be sad? Yes and no. Hayley will live on in the pantheon of soap ... more 

Soap departure
Julie Hesmondhalgh – Corrie’s Hayley Cropper
When’s she leaving? At the end of 2013.
Why’s she off? "The decision to hang up Hayley's red anorak was a tough one, but doing the play at the Royal Exchange last year made me realise that there's life in the old dog yet and that there are other things I want to try."
How’s she leaving? Hopefully a big Christmas exit.
Should we be sad? Yes and no. Hayley will live on in the pantheon of soap greats and we think Julie Hesmondhalgh is genuinely talented so we’re sure we’ll enjoy whatever she does next. less