Coronation Street bosses 'bans stars from appearing in Rovers Return as show desperately tries to cut costs' after five stars quit in a month
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Coronation Street stars are reportedly being barred from the Rovers Return as the soap desperately tries to cut costs. Soaring TV production costs and a collapose in advertising revenue are said to have put the future of the ITV soap in jeopardy. An insider has claimed some of the show's well known actors could see their scenes in the Rovers Return cut in a bid to save money.
![[Soaring TV production costs and a collapose in advertising revenue are said to have put the future of the ITV soap in jeopardy (Bill Roache pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/01/93894875-14265103-image-a-153_1736386522620.jpg)
It comes after Charlotte Jordan announced she was leaving the show after five years, following the likes of Sue Cleaver, Colson Smith and Helen Worth. A source told The Sun: 'Charlotte leaving is just the tip of the iceberg. Corrie is on its knees financially and bosses are being forced to make hard decisions.
![[A source said: 'Charlotte leaving is just the tip of the iceberg. Corrie is on its knees financially and bosses are being forced to make hard decisions' (King Charles pictured in 2000)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/01/93894877-14265103-A_source_said_Charlotte_leaving_is_just_the_tip_of_the_iceberg_C-m-156_1736386592860.jpg)
'TV production costs have soared more than 50 per cent while the advertising market funding them has all but collapsed. The cast are not happy but ITV have no choice but to cut costs.'. Coronation Street stars are reportedly being barred from the Rovers Return as the soap desperately tries to cut costs (Charlotte Jordan who recently quit the show pictured).
![['TV production costs have soared more than 50 per cent while the advertising market funding them has all but collapsed' (Brooke Vincent and Michael Le Vell pictured)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/01/93894853-14265103-_TV_production_costs_have_soared_more_than_50_per_cent_while_the-m-155_1736386560748.jpg)
Soaring TV production costs and a collapose in advertising revenue are said to have put the future of the ITV soap in jeopardy (Bill Roache pictured). Salaries on Coronation Street vary significantly with established stars like Bill Roache said to earn £2,000 per episode while newbies usually get £400 per appearance.
![[Gail Platt - played by Helen Worth for 50 years - appeared in just 26 out of 304 episodes in her final year on the soap]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/09/01/93895289-14265103-image-a-159_1736386843963.jpg)
