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Coronation Street follow-up: As Yasmeen leaves Weatherfield, has she gone for good? All we know


Coronation Street has aired Yasmeen Metcalfe's final scenes, as she left for a new life in London. But why did Shelley King quit?

As they listed the life invents, including ‘all that stuff with Zeedan and Rana’ and Geoff, Alya said: “We survived it all.” Yasmeen then drove off into the sunset. Yasmeen left for a job in London (Credit: ITV) A source told The Sun: “Shelley spoke to producers early last year and advised that after 10 years on the show and being involved in many major storylines during the past decade, she had decided the time had come for her to explore other opportunities. “Shelley is an accomplished stage and television actress and we fully understand her desire to take her career in another direction after 10 years playing the same role.”

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