A CORONATION Street star has left the soap with their final scenes airing next week.
Actor Richard Winsor joined the ITV show earlier this year as Noah, a mysterious man with a connection to Theo Silverton.
Over the months it was revealed that Noah is a so-called “ex-gay” religious activist who was trying to change Theo’s sexual orientation.
After Theo came out and left his wife and children for Todd Grimshaw, Noah took further action.
He convinced Theo’s wife Danielle that he could offer her what Theo couldn’t – and he set about trying to exclude Theo from his family completely.
Noah has tried to replace him by getting into a relationship with Danielle, and has been pouring poison into the ears of Theo’s children in an effort to destroy their relationship.
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However things are set to come to a head next week with a dramatic storyline seeing Noah’s final scenes air.
A source said: “Richard’s done a great job as Noah.
“He was brought in as a guest star for a specific storyline and he’s knocked it out of the park playing such a twisted villain.
“But the character will leave next week and it’s set to be explosive and spark fireworks on the cobbles.”
Former Casualty hunk Richard– who played Caleb Knight – found TV fame in the BBC soap.
His character Caleb was stabbed to death by Scott Ellisson in Casualty in 2017.
He was killed during a fight while trying to protect his brother, Ethan.
Richard also starred in Hollyoaks as the sexy priest – Father Francis – who had an affair with Carmel McQueen (Gemma Merna).