Coronation Street star reveals she's signed a new contract to keep her on soap for another year amid cast exodus

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Budget cuts mean that episodes of the soap have been decreased
I'D DO ANYTHING Coronation Street star reveals she's signed a new contract to keep her on soap for another year amid cast exodus
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ONE of the stars of Coronation Street has revealed that she's signed a new contract.
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Jodie Prenger has revealed that she's staying on Coronation Street for the timebeing
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The actress made her debut as barmaid Glenda Shuttleworth in 2022
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She first rose to fame after winning a number of huge TV shows in the noughties which included Andrew Lloyd Webber's I'd Do Anything on the BBC in 2009
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This is set to keep her on the seemingly struggling ITV soap for at least another year amid the cast exodus.
A number of high-profile stars have left Coronation Street after a string of high-profile budget cuts.
However, one star has revealed that she is very much set to stay on the cobbles, and possibly behind the bar of the Rovers.
West End star Jodie Prenger, 46, first made her debut on the long-running serial drama as Glenda Shuttleworth in August 2022.
She rose to fame after winning the second series of The Biggest Loser in 2006.
This was before she beat out the likes of Oscar nominee Jessie Buckley to win the role of Nancy in the 2009 West End revival of Oliver as part of Andrew Lloyd Webber's BBC Talent show, I'd Do Anything.
The actress soon swapped the stage for the screen as she secured a 'dream' role on the cobbles.
Jodie has now revealed that she's set to reprise her popular role in more episodes of the show.
She excitedly told Bella magazine: "I've just re-signed my contract! The poor things have got stuck with me for another year!
"I'm thrilled. I love it there. I used to always say to my agent, 'Would you ask if I can be on Corrie?'."
She added: "I was that crazy person outside, pitched in a tent, wanting to get in – and now I'm in!"
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This comes following a string of high-profile exits including Helen Worth, who departed her long-running role as Gail Platt.
This was after a 50-year tenure on ITV screens which kicked off a series of other long-running cast members also leaving Weatherfield.
Former I'm A Celeb campmate Sue Cleaver left her role as Eileen Grimshaw behind, whilst Daisy Midgeley (played by Charlotte Jordan) flew abroad for a new life in the sun.
Craig Tinker (Colson Smith) was dramatically killed off, while fans are currently witnessing the decline of Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney) from Dementia.
Yasmeen Metcalfe (Shelley King) also left the street to volunteer at a modern slavery charity in London after her partner Stu Carpenter (Bill Fellows) started fresh in Germany.
This is after ITV slashed the number of weekly episodes of their entire soap offering.
Emmerdale used to air six episodes per week, Monday to Friday with a double episode on Thursdays.
Corrie also aired six episodes per week, which were spread across Monday, Wednesday, and Friday, with two episodes each night.
Now just five 30-minute episodes of each soap will air in what execs have labelled as the 'soap power hour'.
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Jodie has revealed that she will still appear on the soap for another year
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This is following a number of high-profile exits amid a cash crisis behind the scenes
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Sue Cleaver left her long-running role of Eileen Grimshaw after over two decades on the cobbles
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Charlotte Jordan also quit her role on the cobbles as her character flew abroad for a new life in the sun
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Coronation Street airs on ITV1 and is available to stream on ITVX.