Jack James Ryan, 26, of Coronation Street has bid farewell to his co-star Lucy Avison after she announced she was leaving the show. The actor, who is known for playing Lucy’s on-screen boyfriend Jacob Hay on the ITV soap sung her praises as he said farewell.
Jack said farewell to Lucy, who played Chloe Pearson for nine episodes on the show.
Despite being initially contracted for only one episode, it turned into a much longer run on the show for Lucy than expected.
Taking to Twitter, she penned: “Hey folks! Just letting you know that tonight is my last appearance as Chloe Pearson @itvcorrie.
“I had such a wonderful experience, what started as one episode became nine!!
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“I am so looking forward to seeing what comes next and forever grateful for the opportunity xx,” she ended her post.
Jack responded to her Tweet, writing: “You’ve been brilliant Lucy xx.”
Vicky Myers, who plays DS Swain, wrote: “It was a joy to meet you Lucy and you were brilliant, as always!
“Hope our paths cross again!”
The star explained to Lorraine Kelly: “I didn’t even know it was a thing that would happen to young men.
“I thought it was an old man cancer. When I found out it was really common in young men, I thought, ‘Wow, why didn’t I know about this? Why didn’t we know about this?’
“I mean, getting to tell that story on something like Coronation Street with Jacob would be amazing for me.
“It was a crazy time but I’ve come through the other side. It’s been a really positive experience so I want to be able to tell that story,” he added.