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ITV Coronation Street's Sally Ann Matthews Announces Exit as Viewers 'Gutted' - Liverpool Echo
GREATER MANCHESTER, ENGLAND, AUG 1 – Sally Ann Matthews leaves after nearly 40 years on Coronation Street to pursue new roles, amid cast changes affecting one in ten actors due to budget cuts, reports say.
- On Friday, August 1, Sally Ann Matthews, Coronation Street actress, confirmed via Instagram that her decade-long run on the soap had ended.
- Having debuted at 16 in 1986, Matthews joined Coronation Street, ITV soap, with a five-year initial run, a 1993 return, and a 2015 comeback.
- Posting a character image, Matthews wrote: `I was supposed to stay for five months but ended up doing an extra ten years because I loved it so much!`
- Reacting online, fans flooded the comments section, describing themselves as 'gutted' to hear the news.
- Earlier this year, reports indicate that one in ten cast members are potentially facing cuts, following Colson Smith's departure after 14 years.
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