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Coronation Street favourite quits Weatherfield after 11 years on Cobbles
Coronation Street character Yasmeen Nazir, played by Shelley King, will be leaving the Cobbles next week in emotional scenes as she quits the ITV soap after 11 years
During her time on the ITV soap, Yasmeen has become a fan favourite, capturing hearts and headlines with high-profile plots including her traumatic ordeal with abusive husband Geoff Metcalfe, brilliantly played by Ian Bartholomew. It was in 2014 that Shelley King made her debut appearance as Yasmeen Nazir (Image: ITV)A Corrie insider spilled the beans on the future of the show, revealing: "Fans can ignore any idea that within a decade the soap will be gone, because it's in no way on the brink of collapse. Meanwhile, Coronation Street is one of the soaps facing a scheduling shake-up, moving to a 30-minute episode every weekday, away from the current three one-hour slots on Monday, Wednesday, and Friday.
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