ITV Coronation Street's Mikey North 'proud' amid Millie Gibson's exit as he shares what's next for her
Coronation Street star Mikey North has shared his pride as he spoke about his co-star Millie Gibson's exit for the first time. Her exit as Kelly Neelan has recently been confirmed by the ITV soap's producer, Iain MacLeod.
Prior to her exit, after three years, being confirmed, it was previously teased that Kelly could finally uncover the truth about killer Gary, and the fact he allowed her dying mother Laura Neelan to take the blame for killing her dad, Rick Neelan.
Then, earlier this month, Corrie boss Iain MacLeod revealed that the pair will enter into a ‘Corriewood’ showdown as part of a huge week of episodes later this month. The real drama will start when Kelly finds dated photos on her mum’s old camera that prove she couldn’t have been the one that murdered Rick after all, despite her confession in her dying days to cover for Gary.
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Corrie viewers will see Kelly confront Gary with no success, and soon it is Sharon, her dad Rick's former sidekick at the loan shark's office, who breaks the news to Kelly that Gary was the one who killed her dad.
The epic week will see Gary retrace the steps that led to him killing Rick three years ago as Kelly hires a hitman as revenge for her dad's death. But when they both end up in danger, who survives remains to be seen.
Mikey, however, has been quick to recall his first scenes with Millie. “I remember her coming into the loan shark’s office and her saying, ‘Where’s my dad?’ I think that was her first line.It feels like yesterday. Four years on, I can’t believe it.”
Speaking about filming Gary and Kelly’s last moments together, Mikey and Millie both felt the emotion as
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