Major Coronation Street star confirms shock exit after filming his final scenes
POPULAR Coronation Street star Will Mellor has confirmed his exit from the show as Harvey Gaskell.
The show villain has appeared on the programme on and off over the last two years but it seems that he will be walking away once again very soon.
Harvey is currently behind bars after being locked up for the savage murder of Natasha Blakeman.
Since then, ITV viewers have seen glimpses of Harvey during his jail stint, including his restorative justice storyline with Natasha’s son Sam as well as his current stint which has seen him plotting revenge on brother Damon.
Over the past few weeks, Harvey has struck up an unlikely working friendship with Adam Barlow in order to take down Damon after he failed to help him from the outside world.
The pair have been having secret meeting in jail with Adam agreeing to help to get Harvey off for Natasha’s murder thanks to his knowledge as a solicitor in return for Harvey ‘getting rid of’ Damon for good.
Adam is locked in a feud with Damon after the crook stole his wife Sarah follwoing their steamy affair last year.
However, it seems that the story is due to come to an imminent end with Harvey actor Will confirming to OK Magazine that he has already filmed his final scenes on the soap.
He remained coy around how he would bow out and refused to share any details but did confirm that he had finished his current ran.
Revealing his plans now that he had more spare time, Will told the publication: “We’re going on holiday with the kids! It’s some time with the family.
“It’s been a chaotic start to the year so I think I’ve earned a little break with my family.”
As part of their plans, Adam has convinced a dying man, who had previous connections to Harvey, to take the wrap for his crimes and confess to killing Natasha.
This would then allow Harvey to leave prison for good and take his revenge on Damon.
However, will everything go to the plan for the Cobbles villain?
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV.