Taking to her Twitter page on Tuesday afternoon, Jennifer wrote: 'Mercedes is leaving the village, she needs to give her high heels a rest - my feet are knackered.'

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She then added: 'Lookin forward to welcoming the new mcqueens (their ace) lots of love and keep watching.'

Jennifer will leave the soap just as two of her on-screen family members - Myra McQueen and Theresa McQueen return.

Jorgie Porter, who plays Theresa, said that her character is returning to screens 'with a secret,' although she has been told to keep schtum about the exact nature of her comeback.

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Jennifer has been updating her Twitter followers with her summer plans in recent weeks, revealing that she holidayed in Dubai with her boyfriend Greg Lake from Geordie Shore - despite rumours that the couple had split.

Metcalfe previously dated Sylvain Longchambon after meeting him during Dancing on Ice. However she was left heartbroken when Longchambon broke up with her in favour of Coronation Street accent Samia Ghadie.

We wonder what the future holds for this soap beauty?