Kym Marsh breaks her silence on Coronation Street return amid soap’s ongoing cash crisis and cast exodus
FORMER Coronation Street actress Kym Marsh has broken her silence on a potential return to the soap amid its current cash crisis.
The star was well-loved for her excellent portrayal of Michelle Connor in the ITV soap opera between 2006 and 2019.
Since quitting the cobbles, Kym has become a regular face on the BBC's Morning Live show as well as landing a role in Waterloo Road.
But speaking exclusively to The Sun at the TV Choice Awards, Kym admitted she would "never say never" to heading back to Weatherfield if the time was right.
Kym told us: "I'd never say never to going back as I absolutely adore Coronation Street and I had some of my best years there.
"I learned so much on that show and I made so many friends.
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"But I left to kind of pursue other projects and I'm still in the middle of doing that, but, maybe one day!"
Elsewhere, the star admitted that she hadn't spoken to any of her soap pals about the ongoing cash crisis at the Manchester-based programme which has seen a flurry of stars axed from their roles with numbers of production staff also expected to be laid off.
The soap will be switching up its scheduling to air five nights a week for 30 minutes from January 2026 which will see it lose the equivalent of one episode a week.
However, Kym admitted she hadn't been privy to any insight into how it has taken its toll on the cast with the actress revealing they have chosen to keep quiet on all things work.
Kym told The Sun: "I don't know how they are all finding it at the minute.
"We don't really talk about that, if I'm in contact with people, it's more about what's going on with their children - a lot more personal, light-hearted stuff.
"So I don't really know what's going on [backstage] at the moment."
A series of Corrie's biggest names have either chosen to walk away or have been axed by bosses in order to free up much-needed funds in recent weeks.
Colson Smith, Shelley King, Paddy Bever and Sue Devaney are all understood to have been axed by the programme with Sue Cleaver and Charlotte Jordan having also made the decision to quit and walk away amid the tough period.
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ITV bosses are locked in a battle to save the cash-strapped soap.
This means that a number of stars have either been axed from or have abandoned the long-running serial drama.
Colson Smith - Craig Tinker
The character of Craig Tinker has been axed by bosses after 14 years. After he was told of the news in Autumn 2024, Colson Smith confirmed that would be written out of the show with scenes to air later this year. Craig's on-screen mum, Beth Tinker, also left the show in the summer when actress Lisa George was written out from the role.
Sue Cleaver - Eileen Grimshaw
After 25 years playing Eileen Grimshaw, former I'm A Celebrity campmate Sue Cleaver will quit the show. The Sun on Sunday reported in January that she's already begun to film her exit scenes. However the character will not be killed off in case Sue opts to make a return in the future.
Luca Toolan - Mason Radcliffe
Bosses decided to axe the teenage character after just 16 months after he first joined the show. Recent scenes saw Mason stabbed by his criminal brothers after his pal Dylan brought a knife in an attempt to defend him.
Sue Devaney - Debbie Webster
In November 2024, we revealed that Debbie Webster is set to be killed off after 40 years on the cobbles. The character will die as part of a heartbreaking long-running dementia storyline.
Charlotte Jordan - Daisy Midgeley
The actress became the fifth star to leave Coronation Street in just one month. We revealed that she will bow out of the ITV soap later this year after four years on-screen. Charlotte told sources that she's hungry to see what other opportunities await.
Shelley King - Yasmeen Metcalfe
The actress has played Yasmeen Metcalfe on the cobbles for the past 11 years and we revealed in January that she finished filming her final scenes. This follows the departure of her on-screen partner Stu Carpenter.