Now there's a story in today's Mirror with the news that Nigel Havers has signed a new contract to stay with the soap.
Although he'll not be getting killed off, Lewis will be leaving Corrie at the end of the year as Nigel takes up a panto role. But then he'll return to the cobbles in the new year and the Mirror says he'll have another elderly love interest in his sights. Norris?
A Corrie source tells the Mirror: “Reports of Lewis being killed off were grossly exaggerated. The bosses love the way Nigel portrays suave Lewis – and so do the viewers, so it’s great that he is going to be with us well into 2013. There will be some fantastic story-lines lined up for him as well to get everyone hooked on his romantic capers once more.”