Coronation Street star in tears as Dee-Dee Bailey actress says 'bye forever' and gives emotional 'baby' update

Former Coronation Street star Calum Lill has been seen in tears in a video shared by co-star Channique Sterling-Brown as she said 'bye forever'. As fans of the ITV soap know, the actor recently bowed out of the show as Joel Deering.

Corrie viewers never really warned to Joel after he arrived onto the cobbles in September 2023 as a charming solicitor who Dee-Dee Bailey, played by Channique, soon fell head over heels in love with.

But as those watching soon discovered, under his smooth exterior Joel was hiding a dark secret - a penchant for younger, underprivileged girls - including local teen Lauren Bolton - and when the truth came out, he quickly found himself as public enemy number one.

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Joel's ex-fiancee Dee-Dee teamed up with DS Lisa Swain to bring him down once and for all but, Joel's disappearance was revealed in September after he failed to show his face in court. In the scenes aired at the end of September, a warrant was issued for Joel's arrest as he was seemingly set to face his comeuppance for some of his twisted crimes after he drugged Lauren in the hope of her miscarrying, but instead prompting the early labour of their son, Frankie.

After transferring money to Lauren and his ex-wife Emily, and leaving an emotional voicemail for his former fiancee Dee-Dee, Joel's car was found abandoned and it was believed Joel may have ended up taking his own life. The police, however, carried on digging, and the investigation soon turned into solving Joel's murder after his body was found floating down a river before it was then confirmed he'd been