Coronation Street star Charlie De Melo quits soap after five years playing Imran Habeeb
thesun.co.ukCORONATION Street star Charlie de Melo has quit the soap after five years. The actor has played lawyer Imran Habeeb in the ITV soap since 2017 but has now decided to move on, The Sun can exclusively reveal.
A source said: “Charlie’s loved his time on the soap but the time is right to try new things. “He’s hugely talented and very ambitious and wants to see what else is out there. “He will always cherish his time in Weatherfield but for now it’s goodbye.” Actor Charlie will film his final scenes in the coming months.
His exit will play out later this year over the summer. Insiders have promised a spectacular exit storyline for Charlie. Viewers have watched recently as Imran has proposed to partner Toyah Battersby in an effort to adopt their foster daughter Elsie.
Imran had previously confessed to sleeping with a stranger behind Toyah’s back during Seb Franklin’s murder trial. Fans know he actually slept with Abi Franklin but Toyah has no idea.
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