Coronation Street's Joel Deering star teases 'stay tuned' as he's flooded with same message

Coronation Street's Calum Lill has seemingly teased that his exit as Joel Deering is far from over after Weatherfiedl's 'biggest-ever' whodunnit got underway.

The actor has bowed out of the ITV soap after just over a year with his last scenes - in present day at least as flashback scenes have been confirmed - aired last month as Joel's body was found this week.

At the end of September, Joel went missing as his horrific grooming crimes were set to come to light. It was assumed he had taken his own life after he was set to face court for buying the drugs that prompted Lauren Bolton to go into early labour with their son, Frankie.

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DS Lisa Swain and Joel's ex-fiancee Dee-Dee Bailey teamed up to bring the solicitor down after it was revealed earlier this year that he was Lauren's 'secret boyfriend' and was behind her disappearance and presumed murder after he was seen attacking her with a chair leg.

Luckily, the teen survived and returned to Weatherfield over the summer. However, she was quickly confronted by Joel and through flashbacks, fans discovered what really happened between the pair - showing Joel had groomed Lauren, giving her money in return for sex, before he lashed out when she tried to end things and threatened to tell Dee-Dee everything he had done.

But in scenes aired at the end of September, viewers saw Joel not show up to his plea hearing and a warrant was issued for his arrest. After transferring money to Lauren and his ex-wife Emily, it was believed Joel may end up taking his own life - something Dee-Dee didn't believe.

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