Overview
- Coronation Street confirmed Gallagher’s departure after six and a half years and a spokesperson praised her work as Nina Lucas.
- Gallagher has already filmed her final scenes and told This Morning she began rehearsals three days later, describing the exit as emotionally difficult.
- Her final Coronation Street episodes are scheduled to air at the end of August and the Silence of the Lambs tour visits The Lowry in Salford from October 6 to 10.
- Theatre casting pairs Gallagher with known soap and TV actors including Oliver Farnworth, John Partridge and Sam Jackson for high‑profile roles in the production.
- Gallagher’s Nina became widely recognised after a major hate‑crime storyline that won her a National Television Award, and both she and producers have left the character’s future open to a possible return.