{"id":11693,"date":"2022-03-03T11:39:11","date_gmt":"2022-03-03T10:39:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.radiotimes.com\/?p=1595968"},"modified":"2022-03-03T11:39:11","modified_gmt":"2022-03-03T10:39:11","slug":"imran-to-leave-coronation-street-as-actor-charlie-de-melo-quits","status":"publish","type":"rss_feed","link":"https:\/\/c01.purpledshub.com\/radiotimes\/rss_feed\/imran-to-leave-coronation-street-as-actor-charlie-de-melo-quits\/","title":{"rendered":"Imran to leave Coronation Street as actor Charlie de Melo quits"},"content":{"rendered":"

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By Laura Denby\n \t\t<\/p>

Published: Thursday, 03 March 2022 at 12:00 am<\/p>

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Star of Coronation Street<\/a>\u00a0Charlie de Melo has quit his role as solicitor Imran Habeeb after five years. The news comes while the popular character is at the centre of a huge ongoing plot.<\/p>\n

Last year, Imran had a one-off fling with Abi Webster (Sally Carman) while in a relationship with long-term partner Toyah Battersby (Georgia Taylor). While he eventually confessed the betrayal to Toyah, he left out the involvement of their neighbour. Imran currently thinks life has settled down, but the story is set to explode in the coming weeks.<\/p>\n

It\u2019s currently too early to tell exactly how Imran will leave Weatherfield, but it is understood that the actor will be filming his final scenes in the next few months.<\/p>\n

A source told The Sun<\/a>: \u201cCharlie\u2019s loved his time on the soap but the time is right to try new things.<\/p>\n

\u201cHe\u2019s hugely talented and very ambitious and wants to see what else is out there. He will always cherish his time in Weatherfield but for now it\u2019s goodbye.\u201d<\/p>\n

Since his arrival on the soap back in 2017, the character has been part of a number of prominent storylines. Imran was devastated when his sister Rana (Bhavna Limbachia) was killed in the factory roof collapse in 2019, leading him to spiral in grief. But he had the unwavering support of Toyah, and went on to become an upstanding member of the community.<\/p>\n\n<\/tr>\n<\/tr><\/tbody><\/table>

In 2020, Imran played a significant role in Corrie\u2019s award-winning coercive control story, which saw Geoff Metcalfe (Ian Bartholomew) abuse wife Yasmeen (Shelley King) to the point where she struck him with a bottle in self-defence<\/a>.<\/p>\n

During Yasmeen\u2019s trial, Imran brilliantly exposed Geoff\u2019s vile behaviour and was instrumental in getting justice for Yasmeen. The scenes won actor de Melo great acclaim, with viewers praising his powerful performances.<\/p>\n