Coronation Street star quits after just one year on the soap – and they already have their next show lined up

A Coronation Street star has quit the cobbles just one year after he first starred on the ITV soap.

The actor, who has already got his next show lined up, will be departing the soap in explosive upcoming scenes.

Calum Lill, who plays villian Joel Deering, will be filming his final scenes in the next few months, according to The Sun.

It follows the latest reports that Bill Fellows, who plays Stu Carpenter, will be also leaving the programme.

In the soap, it was finally revealed that Joel has been grooming and abusing young girls as well as trying to murder Lauren Bolton.

Joel drugged Lauren and attempted to kill her baby but his plan backfired when she went into early labour and the baby survived.

Now, his journey is due to come crashing down as his fiancée Dee-Dee has began to question his lies – leading to his shock exit.

A source told the publication: ‘Calum has made a huge impact as Joel over the last year but he always knew it wouldn’t be for a fixed term.

‘He’s been great playing Joel but all good soap villains must get their comeuppance and Joel’s is coming very soon. He’s already landed his first job after the show and so he’ll be finished in time to start rehearsals for that.

‘But on-screen Joel has no idea what’s coming for him as his dark secrets start to be exposed.’

Calum has already got his next role in the works as he is set to appear in the Jack and the Beanstalk pantomime later this year in Bournemouth.

Coronation Street signed up Calum, who is best known for playing P.C. Carlton Smith in Hollyoaks in 2021, last year.

During his time on Hollyoaks, Calum had a big part in John Paul McQueen’s storyline which saw his boyfriend, PC George Smith, abuse him.

But he later swapped the Cheshire village for the Weatherfield cobbles to take on the role of duty solicitor Joel on the much-loved soap.

Calum’s character in Hollyoaks, P.C Smith, first appeared in the village in March 2021 and appeared in 12 episodes.

But Hollyoaks isn’t the only show that Calum has landed a role in, as in 2018 he appeared in three short films – I Can See Clearly Now, Sleep Warm, and Heads or Tails.

A year later, he starred in Holby City, playing Chez Wilson-Needham, and also appeared in Brummie soap Doctors the same year, playing Conor Henson.