Jennie McAlpine’s Coronation Street exit revealed as Fiz faces family tragedy so star could take part in I’m A Celebrity
CORONATION Street's Fiz Brown will be absent from the show over the next few weeks - because of actress Jennie McAlpine's recent stint on I'm A Celebrity.
Jennie - who finished fourth on the hit ITV show - had to miss filming in order to go Down Under.
In order to account for Jennie's absence, Fiz needed a storyline that took her away from the cobbles.
Fizz gets a call that her mum, Cilla, is in hospital after having a nasty fall.
So she decides to spend Christmas away from the rest of her family to look after Cilla - with whom she has a rocky relationship - in Wolverhampton.
Fiz's daughters Ruby and Hope hold a farewell party for their mum. They put on nativity show and sang Little Donkey while dressed up as shepherds.
Tyrone also surprised Fiz with an early Christmas dinner.
Jennie will return to the show in a dramatic storyline in the New Year.
The actress, 33, enjoyed her time on I'm A Celeb.
She said: "It's been amazing. We were talking about one last day and those guys down there, I’m just going to miss them so much."
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Jennie also confessed that didn't listen to the advice given by her Corrie co-stars - such as Anthony Cotton and Helen Flanagan - who have entered the jungle before.
She said: "'A' I didn’t listen and 'B' they lie. It's like giving birth. It's like a birth story. Nobody tells you what actually happens."
Georgia Toffolo won the show, with Jamie Lomas coming second and Iain Lee coming third.
Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday nights on ITV.
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