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The Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Sun
Coronation Street character quits the cobbles in devastating exit and final scenes have already aired
CORONATION Street's Lou Michaelis has quit the cobbles - insisting on severing all contact with her children. The hairdresser - who is played by actress Farrel Hegarty in the ITV soap - has plead guilty to attacking Gary Windass and now faces a spell in prison. 2 2 But this week she decided that she needed to cease contact with her kids until she was free again. Summoning foster carer Sally Metcalfe to prison, Lou told her: "I don't want you bringing the kids to see me anymore. 'Not regularly. I just don't want them to get used to seeing me here. And this place getting mixed up in their memory of me." Sally tried to tell Lou that things would get better but Lou wouldn't hear it. She added: 'I just think it's best to say goodbye for now. For all our sakes." Lou then called her son and daughters over to spend their final minutes together until she said goodbye for a few years at least. "I'll look after them, I promise," Brody said as the family hugged goodbye. Actress Farrel Hegarty only joined the soap six months ago alongside Joe Layton as Lou's husband Mick. The nightmare neighbours were immediately controversial with a swift viewer backlash, but now fans have spoken out about missing Lou. One wrote: 'I can't believe #Corrie is losing the brilliant Lou but the abysmal Theo is sticking around 😢😢😢😢' Coronation Street exit as star's final scenes air just six months after joining soap A second said: 'If #Corrie have any sense whatsoever left they'll bring Lou back in a year or so, she screams classic Corrie icon in the making & I cannot praise Farrel Hegarty high enough, she is completely brilliant!' Another added: 'LOU DESERVED BETTER 😭She reminded me of a Shona and Kylie Platt. Bad past but had a heart of gold deep down and only ever wanted to do the right thing by her children. Made her mistakes no doubt but everything out pure fear.'
The Irish Sun
7 days ago
- Entertainment
- The Irish Sun
Coronation Street character quits the cobbles in devastating exit and final scenes have already aired
CORONATION Street's Lou Michaelis has quit the cobbles - insisting on severing all contact with her children. The hairdresser - who is played by actress Farrel Hegarty in the ITV soap - has plead guilty to attacking Gary Windass and now faces a spell in prison. Advertisement 2 Sally visited Lou in prison but got a shock when Lou said it would be the last time they saw each other Credit: ITV 2 Lou said goodbye to her children as Sally promised to look after them Credit: ITV But this week she decided that she needed to cease contact with her kids until she was free again. Summoning foster carer Sally Metcalfe to prison, Lou told her: "I don't want you bringing the kids to see me anymore. 'Not regularly. I just don't want them to get used to seeing me here. And this place getting mixed up in their memory of me." Sally tried to tell Lou that things would get better but Lou wouldn't hear it. Advertisement Read more on Coronation Street She added: 'I just think it's best to say goodbye for now. For all our sakes." Lou then called her son and daughters over to spend their final minutes together until she said goodbye for a few years at least. "I'll look after them, I promise," Brody said as the family hugged goodbye. Actress Farrel Hegarty only joined the soap six months ago alongside Joe Layton as Lou's husband Mick. Advertisement Most read in Soaps Spoiler Spoiler The nightmare neighbours were immediately controversial with a swift viewer backlash, but now fans have spoken out about missing Lou. One wrote: 'I can't believe #Corrie is losing the brilliant Lou but the abysmal Theo is sticking around 😢😢😢😢' Coronation Street exit as star's final scenes air just six months after joining soap A second said: 'If #Corrie have any sense whatsoever left they'll bring Lou back in a year or so, she screams classic Corrie icon in the making & I cannot praise Farrel Hegarty high enough, she is completely brilliant!' Another added: 'LOU DESERVED BETTER 😭She reminded me of a Shona and Kylie Platt. Bad past but had a heart of gold deep down and only ever wanted to do the right thing by her children. Made her mistakes no doubt but everything out pure fear.' Advertisement
Daily Mirror
21-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Daily Mirror
Coronation Street's Farrel Hegarty left in floods of tears at airport over huge fear
Coronation Street actress Farrel Hegarty revealed her secret fear of flying whilst preparing to board a flight home to the UK after a trip to Australia. A Coronation Street star was left in tears at an airport as she revealed her secret fear of flying. Farrel Hegarty, 37, started playing the role of Lou Michaelis on ITV's flagship soap earlier this year, but jetted off to Australia when it was announced that she was to depart the show after just a matter of months. The actress has been keeping her followers on social media up to date with her trip down under to see friends, but appeared distressed as she geared up to board her long flight home. Speaking to her followers on her Instagram story, she said: "I hate saying goodbye, I hate airports and I hate flying. It's a three for three. I don't know what's wrong with me. I used to be fine flying, and now I am an absolute wiener. I can't do it! Turbulence makes me feel like I'm on the Nemesis [at Alton Towers]. "I'm gonna get an ice cream, I don't even care, I don't even care. I'm on a four-week shred before Ibiza. I will worry about the consequences later because I am sad!" Once she had obtained her sweet treat, Farrel said through tears: "I am eating my emotions", before letting out a quick giggle. Farrel's woes didn't end there as she made her way to the plane, and she lamented that she "didn't even get a free upgrade", but she was thrilled to discover that she had the whole row to herself once she had taken her seat on the aircraft. She joked: "Look. Two spare seats. Not one, but two. Someone is looking out for me, someone is looking out for me. Someone is looking out for me. It does smell a little bit like sick, it smells a little sick but I am just going to ignore it!" When the Corrie audition came, she was about to leave her home in London to move Down Under and live with her girlfriend of 18 months. She said: 'I was about to move to Australia to move in with my partner and the audition came up. Either way, my life was about to go in a different direction, as I knew I'd either be going to Australia or joining Coronation Street. 'I knew if I got the role, then it was my time. Having a long-distance relationship is definitely not for the faint-hearted but my partner was never going to be angry that I was going to be in Corrie. She knows how much it meant to me and how tough it has been.' But after just mere months of starring as the hairdresser on-screen - who is now behind bars for beating Gary Windass (Mikey North) over the head amid a failed blackmail attempt - she vaguely discussed the exit for the first time to The Mirror and other press. She teased what was ahead, while also confirming the fact that she did know from the start she would be leaving after a matter of months, with an exit always on the cards despite some reports. She explained of why she took on the short-term role, knowing she would only be there for a specific amount of time: "I just think she really appealed to me because she's the sort of person who's never had it easy. "She's built up a lot of coping mechanisms, where she's presenting a hard and feisty character with her walls up, and all she's ever known is these fiery relationships. And probably fiery relationships with a lot of people in her life, which is what makes a character like that so interesting. "Because she's a force and irrational. I read scripts and I go, 'Oh God! What's she doing now? What's she saying now?' Because it's not a way that I would behave, and because of that, it's so much fun to play. It's that desperation to protect that inner circle and because of that, she makes a mess of things. But a character like that is so fun to play, because there's never a dull moment." Between roles, she has sometimes taken temporary office jobs. 'It's hard going to auditions, but when you get a part like Lou, it's an incredible feeling.' She then admitted that her dream was now to land a role in a sitcom. Speaking before her trip Down Under, Farrel, who also posts comedy sketches on TikTok, said: 'I enjoy doing silly skits. I will need a holiday by then. It will be great to see my partner too.'
Wales Online
10-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Wales Online
Is Lou leaving Coronation Street? Farrel Hegarty confirms ITV soap future
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. Article continues below 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 (Image: WireImage ) 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. Article continues below "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.
Metro
08-07-2025
- Entertainment
- Metro
Coronation Street star in tears of laughter as she calls out fake news story
To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Coronation Street star Farrel Hegarty has found much hilarity in a series of fake Facebook posts that suggest she is not only expecting a baby, but is engaged to be married. The updates, which were added to the 'Coronation Street Drama & Intrigue fan group', seem to have been generated by artificial intelligence. Taking to Instagram, the Lou Michaelis actress said that her friend had sent the posts which appeared over the weekend. 'Huge congrats to Farrel Hegarty (also known as Lou Michaelis) who recently met up with his partner in Australia… and now they've shared the most heartwarming update: they're going to have their first baby! Such a lovely new beginning beyond the soap opera world,' the first one reads. In complete and utter disbelief, Farrel says to the camera: 'Um… um… my friend's just sent me this.' 'HIS? Why am I a boy?' she then asks when noticing she had been misgendered. 'Am I pregnant? The best thing is there's quite a lot of comments, and they're all like 'Congratulations'. Hashtag baby joy, hashtag actor's life. I am dying.' She continued: 'God, that's really brightened up my day that. What a beautiful article. Well written, lots of research put into it. Better start thinking of some baby names!' In a further Insta story she addresses another post, which said that 'he' was 'getting married.' Farrel then picked out her top five comments – mostly from people confused as to why she had been labelled as male. Amid her laughter she exclaims: 'I'm never deleting Facebook.' Two hours later, posing with partner Tricia Stone and cradling their friend Nick, the actress wrote: 'Happy to announce… it's a boy!' The bizarre fake news stories come just weeks after Coronation Street issued a statement to viewers, warning them to 'be vigilant.' Want to be the first to hear shocking EastEnders spoilers? Who's leaving Coronation Street? The latest gossip from Emmerdale? Join 10,000 soaps fans on Metro's WhatsApp Soaps community and get access to spoiler galleries, must-watch videos, and exclusive interviews. Simply click on this link, select 'Join Chat' and you're in! Don't forget to turn on notifications so you can see when we've just dropped the latest spoilers! Having been made aware that audiences are being targeted by con artists pretending to be from the soap's casting department, who were claiming to offer them a part in their favourite soap, an important message was shared. More Trending 'We are aware that there are some accounts impersonating the Casting department at Coronation Street on social media platforms,' it began. 'Our Casting team only uses official methods of communication, this does not involve direct messages on Twitter or any other social media. View More » 'Please be careful when communicating online and report any concerns to the relevant platform.' If you've got a soap or TV story, video or pictures get in touch by emailing us soaps@ – we'd love to hear from you. Join the community by leaving a comment below and stay updated on all things soaps on our homepage. MORE: Hollyoaks and EastEnders star 'almost died' from undetected brain tumour MORE: Coronation Street star to return – and she's already back filming MORE: EastEnders star reveals why she refused to stop filming after cancer diagnosis
