Coronation Street star Lynn Kennedy has confirmed her exit from the ITV soap following a short stint playing Karen Rutherford.
The actress first made her appearance back in March as her character warned Daisy Midgely about stalker brother Justin Rutherford, informing the barmaid that he’s previously displayed concerning signs.
However, things soon took a dark turn as Justin (Andrew Still) went on to attempt to douse Daisy (Charlotte Jordan) with acid, with her pal Ryan Connor unintentionally become the victim as he jumped in to save her.
Recent scenes saw Karen return to screens on the eve of Justin Rutherford’s acid attack trial, where her character interreacted with Daisy before going on to betray her.
But taking to Instagram this week, Lynn confirmed that it will be the last fans see of Karen, with the soap star having already filmed her final scenes.
She’s off! Coronation Street star Lynn Kennedy has confirmed her exit from the ITV soap following a short stint playing Karen Rutherford
Role: Recent scenes saw Karen return to screens on the eve of Justin Rutherford’s acid attack trial, where her character interreacted with Daisy before going on to betray her
Sharing a snap of herself in her dressing room wearing a red padded coat, she wrote: “And just like that, Karen’s off. Bye @coronationstreet it’s been amazing.’
Lynn’s character caused quite a stir in recent scenes as she visited Daisy and her fiancé Daniel in the pub, where she expressed her sympathies over her brother’s actions.
But this was a façade for a cunning plan to help her sibling’s case, with a sneaky Karen having gathered information about Daisy’s history of manipulating men.
After winning over Daisy’s trust by apologising for her brother stalking her, Karen overheard a heated exchange between her and Ryan in the pub.
In the argument, Carla Connor (Alison King) defended Ryan as she fumed over how Daisy broke up him and his girlfriend Alya Nazir (Sair Khan).
Two years ago, Ryan cheated with Daisy after she told lies to end his relationship with Alya, before making sure Alya knew of the affair and then ending things shortly after.
After the argument about their past conflict in the pub, Karen overheard and decided to tell Justin’s lawyer about their history to aid his court case.
Return: Lynn’s character caused quite a stir in recent scenes as she visited Daisy and her fiancé Daniel in the pub, where she expressed her sympathies over her brother’s actions
Shocking: But this was a façade for a cunning plan to help her sibling’s case, with a sneaky Karen having gathered information about Daisy’s history of manipulating men
Devious: After the argument about their past conflict in the pub, Karen overheard and decided to tell Justin’s lawyer about their history to aid his court case
Obstacle: After learning the truth Ryan (Ryan Prescott) despaired that his attacker would walk free from court
Going down: However, it was good news for Ryan as Justin was found guilty, with the judge stating that he would be sentenced at a later date
After learning the truth Ryan (Ryan Prescott) despaired that his attacker would walk free from court.
However, it was good news for Ryan as Justin was found guilty, with the judge stating that he would be sentenced at a later date.
While she’s no longer on screens, Karen’s name was mentioned again in Wednesday’s episode, in which Daisy suggested to Ryan that it was Karen catfishing him and pretending to be Crystal in an attempt to cover her own tracks.
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX.
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