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Coronation Street star Joe Layton addresses false accusations about Mick’s upcoming exit from the show

Coronation Street star and Mick Michaelis star Joe Layton has responded to the false accusations over his character's exit.

Despite only joining the soap near the start of this year, news broke out that new couple Mick and Lou would be leaving Corrie this summer. He then added: “I sat and had a Zoom call with Kate Brooks – the producer – and she walked me through all of it and my first reaction was ‘how are we going to cram all of that into six months?,’ but then I started working on Corrie and realised how fast it moves.” “As an actor, I’ve never not wanted to continue learning and growing, and the opportunity to test myself and challenge myself on the cobbles, you only get one shot at it.

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