Coronation Street star reveals reason why staying ‘would never work’ as she quits after 7 years

Mollie wanted to pull double duty (Picture: Ken McKay/ITV/Shutterstock)

When news broke of Mollie Gallagher leaving her role as Coronation Street’s goth Queen Nina Lucas, fans were understandably devastated.

Mollie is swapping the cobbles for the theatre, with her recently debuting in the role of Clarice Starling in the stage adaptation of Silence of the Lambs, though, she initially wanted to pull double duty.

‘Originally I really wanted to find a way to do both,’ she admitted.

‘It sounds ridiculous hearing it now, but I’d seen theatre runs where different actors take on dif...