Coronation Street has axed yet another star from the ITV soap after being allegedly rocked by an cash crisis.In the last few weeks, the series, which began in 1960, has seen big change in front of the cameras following the departure of Gail Platt actor Helen Worth and Luca Toolan,

Sue Cleaver, who plays the popular Coronation Street matriarch Eileen Grimshaw, has announced that she is leaving the soap after 25 years. In a statement shared on Saturday (4 January), the 61-year-old actor and regular Loose Women panellist announced she is exiting the show to pursue new acting projects this spring.

Coronation Street star Sue Cleaver will leave the soap after 25 years in the role of Eileen Grimshaw, saying she wants to "embrace change".