Coronation Street's Alex Bain confirms what's next as he leaves soap as Simon Barlow

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has confirmed his plans following his exit from the show after 16 years. The actor arrived on the cobbles as Simon Barlow at six years old and now, aged 22, his final scenes are set to air.

Spoilers for the ITV soap have revealed that Leanne Battersby finally returns from the retreat and explains that her workshop overran so she stayed an extra night. But when Simon reveals that he’s leaving to join Peter on his yacht, Leanne’s furious that nobody bothered to consult her about it.

Fiance Nick Tilsley is quick to assure her he left a message with Rowan which he obviously failed to pass on. But Leanne still flies off the handle and accuses Nick of conspiring with Toyah Battersby behind her back. After waving off her son, Leanne chats to someone on her laptop, telling them how Simon’s gone, she’s all alone and she wishes she could be with them.

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Alex confirmed his last day on the Salford-based set in April. He shared his last selfie from his Corrie dressing room in which he could be seen sporting one of the soap's bright red Dryrobe coats used to keep the cast and crew warm when filming outside on the famous street.

"That's a wrap for Simon Barlow everyone! Thank you to all at Coronation Street for the best 15 years of my life!" Alex wrote with a string of hearts and face holding back tears emojis. He then added: "PS: I'm gonna miss this coat seriously."

As he headed outside the building, Alex captured one last look at the studio with the huge Coronation Street sign across the side and said: "Might be grey skies, but I adore this place so much! Love you all my Corrie family!"

Speaking about how he felt about his time on Corrie