Real reason Corrie star left the soap after 11 years as actor's partner slams bosses ‘huge mistake'

The Sun

23-05-2025

CORONATION Street star Daniel Brocklebank has left the soap after making a string of online conspiracy posts.
The 45-year-old actor, who has played gay vicar Bill Mayhew for 11 years, will be written out next year, ITV execs have decided.
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He said he was sad to go but excited about the future.
But his partner, Jordan Coulthard, wrote on social media: 'Not his decision. Huge mistake.
"I can't even believe we are having this conversation. No words can describe how heartbroken I am for him.'
Over the past four years the actor has posted claims that the government were tampering with the voting process.
He also said planes were spraying chemical over the country while he has liked and reposted anti-vax messages.
Earlier this year he wrote: 'We have been lied to so much. Governments. Pharma. Kings. Queens.'
'MSM', an abbreviation of mainstream media, were also blamed.
Confirming his exit, Daniel said: 'I have been working on Corrie for a quarter of my life.
"I have adored every minute I have been in that building and have never not looked forward to going into work.
"I love everyone who works on this show and, whilst I am sad to be going, I am equally excited to see what the future holds.'
Daniel was at the centre of one of the soap's biggest recent storylines, when Bill's husband Paul, played by Peter Ash, was seen deteriorating and passing away last year from motor neurone disease.
Producer Kate Brooks said: 'Billy will be involved in a major storyline over the coming months, which will see him tested in ways he never imagined, as friendships and his faith are pushed to the limit.
'We're incredibly sad to bid farewell to Dan, who has been fantastic.'