Coronation Street star Todd Boyce has been told 'I wouldn't have recognised you' after showing off a surprise new look weeks after his shock soap exit. The actor recently left the cobbles as businessman-turned-serial killer Stephen Reid.
13.10.2023 - 21:13 / manchestereveningnews.co.uk
Coronation Street fans were left with their jaws on the floor as the end of Stephen Reid came to fruition in dramatic style. Fans have been keen to see the back of the broke businessman-turned-serial killer ever since they discovered the real reason for his return to Weatherfield from Milan.
After a week of twists and turn, as for how and exactly what Stephen did before he left the cobbles, viewers of the ITV soap had to wait until Friday night (October 13) to see. They witnessed the desperate character, played by Todd Boyce, turn on his own family by attacking Sarah Barlow and threatening Jenny Connor as he pleaded for his passport.
The confrontation spilled onto the street in front of the Rovers Return where Stephen's horrified family watched on. With his passport back, Stephen looked set to spare Jenny thanks to his mother Audrey Roberts' appearance in front of him. However, he ended up being run over by Peter Barlow and confirmed dead before the episode came to a close.
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Previously speaking about his permanent exit from Corrie, actor Todd told the Manchester Evening News and other press: "It's sad on the one hand but it's also gratifying and there is, that overused word, closure. It's an arc of almost 28 years. I started in my thirties and I'm now in my early sixties.
"And I've had three goes and the final go was just a gift from heaven and God. I couldn't have wished for anything more exciting than to be given Stephen and to be given such good writing... There are so many funny things about Stephen. I certainly wasn't going for any humour
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