Joel Deering actor Calum Lill has been seen in tears in a video shared by co-star Channique Sterling-Brown as she said ‘bye forever

Former Coronation Street star Calum Lill has been seen in tears in a video shared by co-star Channique Sterling-Brown as she said ‘bye forever’. As fans of the ITV soap know, the actor recently bowed out of the show as Joel Deering.

Corrie viewers never really warned to Joel after he arrived onto the cobbles in September 2023 as a charming solicitor who Dee-Dee Bailey, played by Channique, soon fell head over heels in love with.

But as those watching soon discovered, under his smooth exterior Joel was hiding a dark secret – a penchant for younger, underprivileged girls – including local teen Lauren Bolton – and when the truth came out, he quickly found himself as public enemy number one.

Joel’s ex-fiancee Dee-Dee teamed up with DS Lisa Swain to bring him down once and for all but, Joel’s disappearance was revealed in September after he failed to show his face in court. In the scenes aired at the end of September, a warrant was issued for Joel’s arrest as he was seemingly set to face his comeuppance for some of his twisted crimes after he drugged Lauren in the hope of her miscarrying, but instead prompting the early labour of their son, Frankie.

After transferring money to Lauren and his ex-wife Emily, and leaving an emotional voicemail for his former fiancee Dee-Dee, Joel’s car was found abandoned and it was believed Joel may have ended up taking his own life. The police, however, carried on digging, and the investigation soon turned into solving Joel’s murder after his body was found floating down a river before it was then confirmed he’d been killed with a heavy weapon before entering the water.

Several Weathefield residents were put in the frame before Joel’s murderer was revealed at the end of last week in a special episode which featured a series of flashbacks from the night of Joel’s murder, interspersed with DC Kit Green’s police interviews, bringing to life what really happened on September 27th.

It confirmed while Max Turner, who had confessed to killing Joel in self defence, had confronted Joel, it was Lauren who hit him over the head with a brick as he attacked her boyfriend, resulting in him succumbing to his injuries.

But before his death, Joel had also come into contact with Dee-Dee and in an emotonal confrontation, in which he said she’d never get rid of him, she hit him with a crowbar but did leave him alive. She was later seen with an unopened pregnancy test and scenes this week have confirmed Dee-Dee is pregant with Joel’s third child.

As she battles with the news, Dee-Dee actress Channique took to social media with a hilarious video in which she and Calum acted out the High School Musical 2 scene in which Gabriella and Troy sing ‘Gotta Go My Own Way’ as she decided to quit her job Lava Springs and break-up with Troy.

At one point in the clip, Channique rubs her stomach as a caption appears on screen reading: “Baby Deering the 3rd,” hinting that Dee-Dee will go through with her pregnancy while they give their performances their all. At the end of the video, the actress shared a video which showed Calum breaking into tears after they wrapped on his final scenes as she asked him how he felt.

She turned the camera on herself as Calum struggled to speak and tears could be seen falling down her face. But she quipped: “I thought this day would never come, I’ve actually been wishing for it,” making them both laugh. A picture then appeared from the day as they embraced outside the Rovers Return with the caption: “Bye forever,” before a string of pictures of the pair appeared during their 18 months working together.