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Coronation Street star Alex Bain is set to leave the ITV soap after 16 years of playing Simon Barlow as his emotional departure is confirmed


Coronation Street star Alex Bain is set to leave the ITV soap next week after 16 years of playing Simon Barlow.

Coronation Street star Alex Bain is set to leave the ITV soap next week after 16 years of playing Simon Barlow. The pair were said to have called it quits six months after getting engaged, and Alex wiped all trace of Mollie from his Instagram account at the time. An insider told The Sun: 'They're gutted the relationship didn't work out, but they're both so young it's hard to make such a big commitment early on in their lives

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