Overview
- A Coronation Street spokesperson confirmed late Monday that Gallagher has filmed her final scenes as Nina Lucas and will depart the soap after six and a half years.
- Gallagher is set to make her professional stage debut as Clarice Starling in the world stage premiere of The Silence of the Lambs on a UK and Ireland tour.
- Producers announced a cast that includes former soap actors John Partridge, Oliver Farnworth and Sam Jackson and listed stops such as Salford’s The Lowry in October and Blackpool Grand in January.
- Colleagues at the Trafford studios held an impromptu leaving party and public messages of support from co‑stars followed the casting announcement.
- Nina’s run included a high‑profile 2021 hate‑crime storyline that earned Gallagher a National Television Award and her final Coronation Street episodes are reported to be scheduled to air at the end of August, with producers not confirming how the character will be written out.