Coronation Street's Simon star confirms 'incredibly emotional' exit as last scene features hidden personal link

Coronation Street star Alex Bain has opened up about his ‘incredibly emotional’ exit from the show as his final scenes are set to air. The actor says farewell to the ITV soap - 16 years after arriving on the cobbles as a six-year-old Simon Barlow.

The cute, curly-haired kid has seen grown up in front of viewers’ eyes and during his time in Weatherfield Simon has his fair share of drama. Arriving on the street after the death of his mum, he was cruelly bullied as a child.

He was at the centre of a controversial domestic abuse storyline where Simon started physically abusing his stepmum Leanne Battersby. The character also had to cope with his dad’s alcoholism and wrongful imprisonment for Tina McIntyre’s murder and as a teenager joined a county lines drug gang. More recently, after his dad left Weatherfield, Simon pleaded guilty to drink driving after injuring Sam Bateman in a car crash.

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Before landing the role, Alex had previously appeared in the television drama Sunshine and a Rice Krispies advert. His role as Simon has been widely praised and led to him being nominated for Best Young Actor at the British Soap Awards five times, including in 2011 where he was the winner.

Ahead of his final scenes being shown to Corrie viewers, Alex has shared what it was like to step on the famous set for the last time.”It was incredibly emotional which is understandable as it has been a huge part of my life,” he said. “We filmed out of order so my last scene that I filmed wasn’t Simon’s last scene in the show, but he was in Roy’s Rolls saying goodbye to