The actress said she and her husband will be moving to Co Wicklow.

Smith, who plays Craig Tinker on the soap, said his last scenes should air in ‘May time’.

From January 2026, there will be a ‘soaps power hour’ on weekdays

The actress will be seen on screen in Channel 5’s The Good Ship Murder which returns for a second series this month.

Actress Helen Worth is leaving the soap after 50 years.

She has won multiple awards for her performances in the famous TV soap

The High Court granted the 91-year-old Coronation Street star a 12-week adjournment to ‘allow for the sale of property’.