Watch emotional moment Sue Cleaver films final Coronation Street scenes as Eileen Grimshaw bids farewell
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ACTOR Ryan Thomas has shared an emotional behind-the-scenes video showing his co-star Sue Cleaver's soap departure.
Eileen Grimshaw star Sue walked away from the ITV soap after a whopping 25 years.
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Ryan Thomas has shared an emotional look at Sue Cleaver's final scenes
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The actress quit the show after 25 years
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Show boss Kate Brooks delivered a speech as Sue left
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Having made her debut as loudmouth Eileen in 2000, her final scenes aired on Friday evening as she quit Weatherfield to move to Thailand alongside son Jason, played by Ryan.
Ryan made a special return to the show for a week of episodes after a 10-year absence in order to aid Sue's exit.
Fellow actress Katy Cavanagh also reprised her role as Eileen's sister Julie in the weeks leading up to her exit before being killed off.
Now, Ryan has taken to Instagram to share a video of the emotional moment that Sue wrapped on her final scenes inside the Grimshaw house.
In the clip, the crew behind the camera can be seen clapping Sue as she wrapped on her final take.
She embraced co-star Tony Maudsley, who played her now-ex George Shuttleworth,
Sue then hugged Ryan and fellow co-star Gareth Pierce before show boss Kate Brooks jumped in to deliver a speech.
Wheeling off a list of facts, Kate boomed: "Just to say, this wonderful woman has done 25 years on the street, 2444 episodes - which is a lot.
"I think there has been 15 slaps, nine of them as Jason and bust-ups with Gail so quite an eventful 25 years - three proposals!"
Looking rather unsure, Kate then added: "I think you are the only character to come to Coronation Street and stay at number 11."
Coronation Street icon quits cobbles after 25 years as she makes life changing decision
Ryan went on to pen his own, more heartfelt tribute over the top of the video, as he wrote: "it has been an honour to watch, act & learn alongside you one last time.
"Can't wait to watch you shine in your next chapter.
"Love you always."
The Sun exclusively revealed in January that she had quit the show after 25 years on the Salford set to look for new acting opportunities.
'The door is still firmly open but as I reached my 60th year, I decided it was time to embrace change, look for new adventures and live fearlessly,' she explained.
One of Sue's major next steps is to being a regular panellist on Loose Women after first appearing on the daytime panel show in 2023.
Sue took a break from Corrie last year to star in Sister Act The Musical as Mother Superior and appeared in reality show I'm A Celebrity in 2022.
Last year, Sue released her memoir A Work In Progress and revealed she was embracing being in her 60s.
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Sue's exit as Eileen aired this week
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