Coronation Street fans think that a character could be at the centre of a grooming storyline, following the announcement of the star’s exit from the soap

Coronation Street fans are buzzing with speculation that a character could be entangled in a shocking grooming storyline, following the announcement of their exit from the popular soap.

Actress Luana Santos, who plays Sabrina, confirmed this week that she’s leaving the show, just a year after her debut.

Sabrina was introduced as Max Turner’s (played by Paddy Bever) girlfriend, whom she met while he was doing community service for his involvement with a far-right extremist group, something she was unaware of at the time.

She has been at the centre of several major storylines, including the sudden disappearance of Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton).

On Tuesday (August 20), Luana confirmed that she has wrapped up filming her final scenes and is officially leaving the soap, reports the Express.

With her departure looming, fans have started to speculate about what might happen to her character – and it doesn’t look good for the young woman.

Earlier this year, Sabrina had a run-in with the creepy solicitor Joel Deering (Calum Lill), who was behind Lauren’s disappearance.

Joel, a groomer and abuser, got Sabrina drunk in the park, only to be found out by her friend Betsy (Sydney Martin), who has since been blackmailing Joel.

Given Sabrina’s imminent exit, fans are worried that she could become a victim of grooming or even be killed off from the show.

Corrie viewers took to a Facebook fan page to speculate on Luana’s dramatic exit storyline. One wrote: “I’m wondering if Sabrina is going to be groomed and disappear and that will be her exit story.”

Another chimed in with, “I feel like she could get killed off.”

And a third added their thoughts, saying: “Remember how Joel tried to chat her up, who knows what he could do next.”

Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX