Paula Lane has confirmed rumours that she is leaving ITV’s Coronation Street.

Which means that, after five years in Weatherfield, Kylie Platt will finally be leaving the cobbles… for good, this time.

Taking to Twitter, the talented actress wrote: “So it's official, I can now confirm I'm leaving Coronation Street this summer after a wonderful 5 years.

“It's time to fly the nest…”

Coronation Street's producer Stuart Blackburn said: "Paula is one of the most talented and dedicated actors I know, and in Kylie she has created an unforgettable Corrie character.

"I for one will miss both the character and the actor, and on behalf of all at Coronation Street wish Paula all the love and luck in the world and I'm certain that Paula's future will be full of continued success."

We’re definitely going to miss Paula’s incredible talent on the soap - although we have a feeling that there are still some pretty intense storylines to come from Kylie.

After all, she is the one who murdered Callum Logan (Sean Ward) during that now infamous Corrie Live episode.

All it took was one swing of a heavy metal wrench, and her evil drug-dealing ex-boyfriend was no more.

Her husband David (Jack P Shepherd) helped her to stash the body underneath his mum’s granny flat, but, as soap fans all know, murders don’t tend to stay secret for very long in Weatherfield…

Could Kylie’s exit be tied in to Callum’s death?

Well, whether she’s heading for a stint in prison, fleeing the cops and heading abroad, or about to come face-to-face with her very much ALIVE ex-lover (there have been big hints that Callum’s death wasn’t quite as final as it seemed), we’ll definitely miss Kylie.

But Paula is going to be very busy when she leaves the soap, as the 29 year old recently revealed that she and husband Tom Shaw are expecting a sibling for their son Arthur later this year.

She wrote: "News just in...The new addition to the Shaw clan will be arriving summer time and @SirTomShaw and I are thrilled! #doubletrouble".

Will you miss Kylie Platt?

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