Inside Coronation Street star’s shock exits in 2024 so far – after fan favourite is given new contract

THE world of soap can be a slippery place, with much-loved characters being killed off at a moment’s notice, never to be seen again.

This week Coronation Street fans breathed a collective sigh of relief, to learn that Daniel Brocklebank, the actor who plays archdeacon Billy Mayhew, has signed another 12-month contract, after losing his onscreen partner, Paul Foreman.

Avid viewers will go on a journey of grief with Billy, as his mourns the death of Paul, from Motor neurone disease.