Corrie star axed

11 April 2012
The Weekender

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Coronation Street's Keith Duffy is leaving the soap, it was announced today.

The decision to write Ciaran out of the show is a mutual one, he said.

"I talked with the producer and we both felt that the character of Ciaran had run its course and at the same time I was being offered new projects in Ireland.

"I will be sad to say goodbye to the great friends that I have made on the cast and crew but am looking forward to spending more time with my family who have been incredibly supportive during my two-and-a-half years working in Manchester," Duffy said.

"I am very excited about the future and can't wait to get my teeth into some of the roles I have been offered."

During his time on the show the 30-year-old actor has spent Monday to Friday in Manchester before returning home to his wife Lisa and children Jordan, eight, and Mia, four, in Dublin.

He recently turned down a part opposite Kerry Katona in Irish film Showbands because of his Corrie commitments.

He will remain in the show until autumn and Corrie's scriptwriters are working on a number of possible exit storylines.

Duffy joined the soap in 2002 as Irish charmer Ciaran and has had affairs with a string of women during his time in Weatherfield.

He was jilted at the altar by Sunita (Shobna Gulati), bedded Shelley's mum Bev (Susie Blake) and most recently had a fling with Tracy (Kate Barlow).

Coronation Street producer Tony Wood said: "Keith has been an asset to the show and will be missed by everyone who has worked with him.

"There have been various discussions about the future of his character over the past few months and after talking to Keith we decided that Ciaran McCarthy has run his course in the show. Keith will leave at the end of his current contract in the autumn."

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