Coronation Street's Jack P Shepherd reveals mum's comments before telling her co-star's been 'binned' from soap

Coronation Street star Jack P Shepherd has hilariously revealed how he broke the news to his mum about his co-star's departure, telling her he had been 'binned' from the show.

The actor made Colson Smith and Ben Price laugh as he recounted what happened during the latest episode of their podcast which was dedicated to Colson's recent news that he'll be leaving the ITV soap early this year.

Colson confirmed on Monday evening (January 6) that as he prepares to mark 14 years in Weatherfield this summer, his time as his policing alter-ego Craig Tinker is coming to an end.

In a social media post, shared to X and Instagram alongside a picture of himself portraying Craig as a police officer, he announced: "Autumn last year I was told that Craig Tinker's time on the Cobbles is to come to end in 2025.

"I've loved every single second of my 14 year stay as a resident on the greatest street in the world. I feel incredibly lucky to have grown up in, on and around Coronation Street. I've learned pretty much everything about life from the people who call it home. I’m excited to play out the exit story for Our Craigy."

Now, he's spoken in more depth about how the decision over the axe of his character occurred and the support he has received from his co-stars during a special episode of their podcast, On the Sofa.

The actor admitted: "I got told in October that Craig Tinker's time has come to an end. As an actor we're all on year contracts... I had a couple chats with you two that I wasn't feeling too confident with this renewal period, I just had a feeling that the tide had slightly changed for Craig. I got a phone call for a meeting at 7pm. The first thing I did was ring Ben and say 'it is happening, and it's happening tomorrow