Updated: Corrie list of who's leaving, joining and returning

Here is our updated list of those characters and actors we know about who are joining, returning or leaving the show.

TAKING A BREAK

Jennie McAlpine has announced her second pregnancy and will be going on maternity leave later this year.  Read more here.

Malcolm Hebden is taking an extended break as Norris Cole. Read more on that here.

Helen Flanagan has announced her pregnancy with her second child and will be taking maternity leave in 2018.  Read more here.

LEAVING

Louis Emerick is leaving after his initial three month stint. Read more on that here.

Qasim Aktar, who plays Zeedan Nazir is leaving. Find out more here.

Catherine Tyldesley is leaving her role as Eva Price in 2018. Read more on that here.

Shayne Ward is leaving his role as Aidan Connor in 2018. Read more on that here.

RETURNING 

Charles Lawson is returning as Jim McDonald. Read more on that here.

Nick Tilsley is returning - but will it be actor Ben Price? Read more on that here.

Rula Lenska and Nigel Havers are returning as con-man Lewis Archer and Claudia Colby. Read more here.

Michelle Connor's FAKE son Ryan is returning. Read more on that here.

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