The actress, who is still a newcomer to the ITV soap in the role of Betsy Swain, shared the sweet message on social media
Coronation Street star Sydney Martin has declared her love for one her co-stars as they said ‘farewell’ to the cobbles. The actress is still a newcomer to the ITV soap in the role of Betsy Swain.
The previously unseen daughter of DS Lisa Swain who has been on the cobbles since 2021, arriving amidst the shocking Joel Deering and Lauren Bolton grooming storyline.
After landing her first big acting role in the long-running show, it’s clear Sydney has been quick to build close bonds with her co-stars, including on-screen mum Vicky Myers and Lauren actress Cait Fitton.
But she was also keen to give a show of love to Shelley King, who was seen bowing out of the Trafford-based programme during Monday night’s (March 10) episode of Corrie after playing Yasmeen Nazir for over ten years.
Following the episode, in which Yasmeen was seen heading to London to start work with a charity, Corrie shared a video filmed by Shelley to its social media pages.
Speaking to the camera, the soap star said: “Hello everybody, Yasmeen here. Or I’m also known as Shelley King but Yasmeen has been my name for the last ten and a half years in this glorious street.
“I’ve been so privileged to be living in number six. I’ve had the most wonderful time. I’m very sad to be leaving. I just felt I’d have to try going back to the stage maybe, try to refresh Yasmeen. We’re very close Yas and I and as you probably know, Yas is going to do other things. She will not say goodbye. She will say, as the French do, ‘À bientôt’, which means see you soon, somewhere, somehow.”
Shelley King shared a goodbye message as her exit scenes as Yasmeen Nazir aired in the ITV soap(Image: Coronation Street Instagram)
Shelley went on to share: “And look, I’d just like to say that I’ve also been hugely privileged to have the story about domestic abuse. It was so well written and so well researched and I’ve had so many letters from you, my audience, all of you, saying how much it helped you.
“That’s the wonder of Coronation Street. That’s why I’m so proud to have been in it for this long because there are so issues that the street can inform and does so and treats with great gentleness and purpose.”
She rounded off by adding: “So, what can I say? Thank you all for watching, keep watching and I’ll say again, ‘C’est pas [it’s not] goodbye, Adieu [farewell] it is, Au revoir [goodbye]. Bye bye for now.”
The caption of the post read: “It’s not goodbye, it’s farewell [red heart emojis] #Corrie.” And Sydney was quick to respond, writing in the comments section: “Love you Shelley [red heart emoji].”
