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Corrie's axing two more characters

Jackson - On his bike
Jackson - On his bike

Following the news that Steven Arnold and Julia Haworth, who play Ashley and Claire Peacock, are to be written out of 'Coronation Street', it has been announced that two more actors are leaving the show.

Warning: spoiler alert!

The Sun reports that Vicky Binns, who plays Molly Dobbs, and Steve Jackson, who plays Trevor Dean, will leave as part of new producer Phil Collinson's shake-up.

Viewers will see the conclusion of the love triangle involving Molly, husband Tyrone (Alan Halsall) and Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) later this year.

Actress Binns, who joined the soap in 2005, said: "It's been a joy to be involved in such a fantastic storyline.

"It's right that it has the explosive ending viewers are waiting for.

"I am very excited about playing out the rest of this plot and about what the future holds."

The paper quotes a 'Coronation Street' source as saying: "It's been a turbulent few weeks - everyone's wondering if any more big names will go.

"A new producer brings his own ideas and that inevitably means changes - but five stars in a fortnight [Rachel Leskovac, who plays Natasha Blakeman, is also leaving] is some going."

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