Coronation Road viewers will likely be compelled to say goodbye to one more star, as actor Daniel Brocklebank will step away from his position as Billy Mayhew. Followers have been first launched to Billy because the beloved priest in 2014, and after greater than a decade, his exit will hit screens within the coming months. All through the years, Billy has been concerned in quite a lot of dramatic storylines, together with a sophisticated love triangle, a botched theft and fell right into a cripling dependancy.

When he first joined Corrie, the priest was initially a love curiosity for Sean Tully (performed by Antony Cotton) earlier than placing up a relationship with Todd Grimshaw (Gareth Pierce). In 2017, he additionally grew to become the adoptive father of Summer season Spellman (Harriet Bibby) and helped shut buddy Eva Value (Catherine Tyldesley) rescue a Polish lady who had been enslaved by a rich couple. Nonetheless, in newer years, Billy’s storylines have taken an surprising flip as his darker previous lastly got here to mild.

He confessed and advised Peter Barlow (Chris Gascoyne) that he induced the crash that killed his twin sister, Susan, over 20 years in the past.

Billy revealed that the incident then spiralled right into a rehab keep, as he turned to medicine to deal with the psychological torment of being a assassin.

The priest was additionally on the centre of the heartbreaking and award-winning storyline during which his companion, Paul Foreman (Peter Ash), died after a battle with Motor Neurone Illness (MND).

As for his present storyline, Billy has been seen changing into suspicious as his finest buddy, Todd, is being subjected to controlling types of abuse by his boyfriend, Theo Silverton (James Cartwright).

A supply advised The Solar: “It’s the tip of an period for the present with Billy’s time on the cobbles coming to an finish. He’s been central to a few of Corrie’s largest storylines prior to now decade, however all issues come to an finish.”

Nonetheless, in keeping with a Coronation Road consultant through The Mirror: “Daniel hasn’t but filmed his closing scenes. He’s nonetheless filming.”

In the meantime, it has been reported that bosses have no plans for Daniel’s character to return.

“There aren’t any plans to convey him again onto the cleaning soap, so it is smart to make his exit essentially the most impactful and explosive it may be,” a supply advised the Solar.

Though his exit storyline stays unknown, the insider added: “It’s probably Billy will likely be a spotlight level of the Christmas/New 12 months storylines, with followers anticipated to be on the fringe of their seats within the run-up.”