Coronation Street axes yet another star after alleged cash crisis
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There are big changes occurring behind the scenes on ITV soap. Coronation Street has axed yet another star from the ITV soap after being allegedly rocked by an cash crisis. In the last few weeks, the series, which began in 1960, has seen big change in front of the cameras following the departure of Gail Platt actor Helen Worth and Luca Toolan, whose character Mason Radcliffe was killed off in heartbreaking scenes that aired on Monday (6 January).
![[Colson Smith reveals he’s been axed from ‘Corrie’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/07/09/Screenshot-2025-01-07-at-09.53.35.jpg)
However, there is big change going on behind the cameras, also, with Sue Devaney (Debbie Webster) and Sue Cleaver (Eileen Grimshaw) set to leave the soap in 2025. Another name has now been added to that list, with Colson Smith, who plays PC Craig Tinker, revealing he will also say farewell after being axed by bosses a few months back.
![[Mason Radcliffe has left ‘Coronation Street’]](https://static.independent.co.uk/2025/01/07/10/newFile.jpg)
Smith, who was a contestant on ITV2’s Celebrity Big Brother reboot in 2024, told his fans: “Autumn last year I was told that Craig Tinker’s time on the cobbles is to come to an end in 2025. “I’ve loved every single second of my 14 year stay as a resident on the greatest street in the world. I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up in, on and around Coronation Street.
“I’ve learned pretty much everything about life from the people who call it home. He continued: “I’m excited to play out the exit story for our Craigy. For me, this is the end of the beginning. “I genuinely can’t wait to see what chapter two has in store for me.”.
It has been reported by The Sun that cast members are in danger of being dropped from the soap due to an alleged cash crisis occurring behind the scenes, with bosses opting to shine the light on the show;s younger cast members as they’re cheaper to retain.
