Is Lou leaving Coronation Street? Farrel Hegarty confirms ITV soap future
Coronation Street's Lou Michaelis star Farrel Hegarty has confirmed her future on the hit ITV soap
Coronation Street's Farrel Hegarty first joined the cobbles earlier this year as Lou Michaelis
(Image: ITV )
Coronation Street's Farrel Hegarty first joined the cobbles earlier this year as Lou Michaelis.
However, her character has soon been part of some of the biggest storylines on the hit ITV soap. Earlier this year, viewers were introduced to Lou and her husband Mick Michaelis, as well as their three children Joanie, Shanice and Brody.
Yet things took a dramatic turn when it was revealed that Kit Green was in fact the biological father of Brody after an affair with Lou when Mick was in prison.
This revelation left Mick furious as he went out in revenge but sadly it was PC Craig Tinker who received his wrath as he killed him with a baseball bat after being pulled over for drink-driving.
Coronation Street's Farrel Hegarty first joined the cobbles earlier this year as Lou Michaelis
(Image: ITV )
After attempting to go on the run and hold Kit, as well as the latter's mother Bernie Winter, hostage, he was finally arrested by police.
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Since then, Lou has found herself isolated on the cobbles and even from her own son after he learnt the truth about his biological father.
In recent scenes, Lou tried to blackmail Gary Windass, who had attempted to support her on the cobbles, and he decided to leave Weatherfield to visit his mother following the betrayal.
However, Gary has since gone missing and was recently revealed to be in a coma in hospital but his family don't know this fact yet.
However, her character has soon been part of some of the biggest storylines on the hit ITV soap
(Image: ITV )
In spoilers next week, Mick escapes from prison as he attempts to go on the run with his family while Lou is revealed to be in trouble.
Talking about the upcoming scenes and confirming her soap future, Lou star Farrel told Inside Soap of filming her final scenes: "It was really sad. On your last day on set, they give you a little round of applause.
"Julia [Goulding, aka Shona] is one of my best mates and she popped round the corner. You know when you see your mate and it just makes you upset? I saw her little face and I burst into tears!"
Joe Layton and Farrell Hegarty attend the British Soap awards
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Talking about if Lou could ever return and what that would look like, she added: "I would love to see what she's capable of without Mick.
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"They were so dependent on each other, and it was so toxic. There's a lot of joy and fun in her and also mischief. Obviously, it wouldn't be strait-laced, would it? She'd go on a rampage!"
Meanwhile, teasing what's next for her after Coronation Street she revealed: "I don't know! I think Coronation Street is such an amazing platform, and I've had a couple of auditions, so we'll see what comes out of it. You never know what's around the corner!"
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITV X from 7am.
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