Coronation Street aired some big scenes with Lauren Bolton tonight, as she faced trial for the murder of her evil ex and attacker Joel Deering

Coronation Street have revealed Lauren Bolton’s future – amid a string of big soap exits.

A number of stars have departed or will be leaving the soap in the coming months. Most have left of their own accord, including the likes of Helen Worth, who plays Gail Platt, and Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw.

Bethany Platt star Lucy Fallon will be taking a break from the show whilst she goes on maternity leave, whilst Colson Smith, who stars as Craig Tinker, has been axed and Sue Devaney’s character Debbie Webster will leave in sad scenes next year.

Tonight, the fate of another big character was seemingly confirmed as Lauren Bolton faced the court. She has been put on trial for killing her former lover and father of her child Joel Deering. Fans of the show will remember Joel attacked Lauren and left her for dead, before she ended up welcoming his baby into the world.

Evil Joel was killed by Lauren ( 
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In shock scenes, it was revealed that Lauren had attacked and killed Joel – despite many other characters being suspects. Whilst Max initially covered for her, it was later confirmed that Lauren wielded the deadly blow.

Tonight, Lauren was found not guilty in the murder of Joel, but will she stay on the Cobbles for good?

A Coronation Street insider recently revealed exclusively to The Mirror that some big scenes were ahead on the soap as they rubbished rumours of a cast ‘cull’ with multiple actors leaving.

The source told us: “Corrie is in no way on the brink of collapse. Corrie’s vision for the future on the show has secured its place on screens for years to come. Fans can ignore any idea that within a decade the soap will be gone, because it’s in no way on the brink of collapse. There’s some really exciting twists ahead for our favourite characters and couples, with a massive stunt that will no doubt bring the drama, as well as some hard-hitting storylines bringing some of soap’s biggest characters to the forefront.

“It really is a case of one door closes and another opens in that some familiar faces will be leaving, but others will be back – and the new faces could be just what the show needs. There’s so much ahead so the idea the end of Corrie is in sight is bonkers.”