Coronation Street confirms emotional exit story for Daisy Midgeley as fans get first look at her departure and actress hints at next career move

Daily Mail​

21-04-2025

Coronation Street fans have been given their first look at Daisy Midgeley's explosive and highly emotional exit from the soap in a brand new trailer.
Charlotte Jordan originated the role of Rovers Return barmaid Daisy on the ITV soap in November 2020, going on to be a part of a number of hard-hitting storylines.
The actress, 29, won praise for Daisy's horrific stalker ordeal and subsequent acid attack plot, winning the British Soap Award for Best Dramatic Performance in 2023.
But in January, she announced that she was bidding goodbye to the cobbles to 'explore other opportunities'.
Her final scenes as Daisy are set to air next month in a gripping and emotionally charged storyline, with the latest trailer giving viewers their first glimpse at the dramatic farewell.
After a recent whirlwind of drama involving a secret pregnancy, catfishing, and tangled romances, Daisy is ready to embark on a new chapter at the other side of the world, leaving a void in the heart of Weatherfield and devastation in her wake.
Emotions will be running high as step-mum Jenny Bradley (Sally Ann Matthews) desperately pleads with her to reconsider her decision.
While a heartfelt conversation with Daniel Osbourne (Rob Mallard) will play a crucial role in her final moments on the street.
Discussing her thoughts on Daisy's departure, Charlotte said: 'I think it's very bittersweet for Daisy to be leaving.
'Weatherfield has been her home for a while now and, early on, was giving her all the things she wanted – family, community, stability, people to love more than she perhaps loves herself – but it's also been the source of so much trauma for her.
'I think we've watched her slowly try to pick up the pieces since her stalking storyline, but she's ultimately realised she doesn't need to stay in a place that's caused her so much heartbreak.
'And it's just as well she's running far away to the other side of the planet, as she's left a mountain of destruction and angry people in her wake!'
While reflecting on her own feelings about leaving, she said: 'As for me, I'm feeling really grateful for my years on the show and the people I've gotten to work with.
'Producer Kate has been so supportive about me wanting to go back out into the audition circuit and very generous with Daisy's exit story, as she really wanted to do the character justice.
'And I can't tell you how much fun the other cast members and I had playing out this last hurrah.'
Recalling filming her final scenes, Charlotte joked that she cried so much on her last day she was 'medically dehydrated' and gushed that the crew of Corrie 'made it so special for me'.
She confessed: 'I'm not a big crier. But let me tell you, I cried on and off for about four hours straight.
'My last scene was with the beautiful Rob Mallard, and we were meant to cry in the scene – but we were both dry as a bone. As soon as they yelled our final "cut," we both burst into tears. Typical.
'The Corrie gang made it so special for me. The canteen made me my favourite lunch – which made me cry. The art department drew me a beautiful card – which made me cry.
'I would look over to Channique or Julia or Sal during our last lunch break and see them crying – which made me cry. I think I was medically dehydrated by the end of the day.'
She went on: 'It's a very special building, and I have loved it. And it's just goodbye for now, not goodbye forever.'
Charlotte is set to cash in on her time on the cobbles with a money-spinning job overseas, joining co-star Sally Ann Matthews for the Jenny & Daisy Rovers Return live gigs in Canada.
The pair promise to give audiences tell-all interviews about their time on Corrie and behind-the-scenes secrets.
The gigs cost £40 a head to attend, while fans can also shell out another £60 to pose for photos with the actresses.
She is not the only star to recently leave the show, with fellow stars Sue Cleaver, Sue Devaney, Colson Smith, and Luca Toolan all announcing their departures in the past few months.
It has been reported that up to 75 other members of cast and crew are getting axed in a bid to cut costs amid the soap's alleged cash crisis.
Corrie's financial troubles are said to be the result of a fall in advertising revenue and increased production costs.
While there's been a number of reports about different drastic measures producers have been taking to try and save money, including cutting actors' scenes in the Rovers Return.
Both Corrie and fellow ITV soap Emmerdale run regular set tours in a bid to earn more cash while Weatherfield now has it's own EE shop in a 'product placement' deal.
By contrast, BBC rival EastEnders is still in a healthy financial position thanks to the licence fee and overseas deals.
But sources claim there are concerns over whether Corrie - which turns 65 this year - will make it to 70 years in its current format, following reports of a revolt from the cast over poor working conditions and low salaries.
And as more well-established stars are paid more per episode, the show is said to be relying more on its newer characters as those actors are paid less.
Salaries on the cobbles vary significantly with established stars like Bill Roache said to earn £2,000 per episode while newbies usually get £400 per appearance
written off the show in order to keep the more established stars.