Sue Cleaver QUITS Coronation Street: Actress, 61, reveals she's leaving the soap after 25 years to pursue 'new adventures' - and shares the exact moment she decided to leave
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Sue Cleaver is leaving Coronation Street after 25 years on the cobbles. The actress, 61, who plays the iconic Eileen Grimshaw is leaving the ITV soap to pursue new acting projects and her exit storylines are already being filmed. The Sun has revealed the star, who is also a regular panelist on Loose Women, won't be killed off by producers, leaving the door open for a possible return in the future.
![[The actress, 61, who plays the iconic Eileen Grimshaw is leaving the ITV soap to pursue new acting projects and her exit storylines are already being filmed (pictured in 2012)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/20/93742733-14250439-image-a-44_1736022211346.jpg)
While Sue will still appear on viewers screens until late spring, the star told the publication: 'I’ve had 25 privileged years of working on Coronation Street. 'The door is still firmly open but as I reached my 60th year, I decided it was time to embrace change, look for new adventures and live fearlessly.'.
![[Sue's character Eileen has had a dramatic time on the soap and is perhaps best known for her iconic on-screen rivalry with Gail Platt (pictured) as well as her marriage to serial killer Pat Phelan]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/20/93742729-14250439-image-a-64_1736023297823.jpg)
The star previously took a break from Corrie last year to star in Sister Act The Musical as Mother Superior and headed Down Under to compete in the 2022 series of I’m A Celebrity. Sue Cleaver has quit Coronation Street after 25 years to for 'new adventures' - however she won't be killed off from the cobbles.
![[Sue previously shocked fans with her incredible three stone weight loss (pictured L in May 2023 and R in 2006)]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2025/01/04/20/90325831-14250439-Sue_Cleaver_61_has_insisted_that_her_body_doesn_t_define_her_as_-a-63_1736023133223.jpg)
The actress, 61, who plays the iconic Eileen Grimshaw is leaving the ITV soap to pursue new acting projects and her exit storylines are already being filmed (pictured in 2012). A source told the publication: 'She spoke to bosses last summer, shortly after her stint on Sister Act, about her decision to explore new roles, which gave writers plenty of time to create a strong exit storyline for her, which viewers will love.'.
