ITV Share By Tamzin Meyer Jan 30 2026 By Tamzin Meyer Jan 30 2026 4 huge theories on how Cassie Plummer could leave Coronation Street from Steve happy ending to flashforward death Cassie's leaving in the summer Cassie Plummer Features Share By Tamzin Meyer Jan 30 2026 By Tamzin Meyer Jan 30 2026 Cassie Plummer’s final scenes on Coronation Street are set to air this summer as Claire Sweeney departs from the role. This week, it was reported that Claire would be leaving her role of Cassie to step into the shoes of Miss Hannigan in the UK theatre tour of Annie the Musical. Cassie’s final scenes will air later this year, but how will she go? Here are our top theories! Will Cassie leave with Steve? (Credit: ITV) Coronation Street Cassie exit theories 1. Happy ending with Steve Steve and Cassie seem to be going strong, with their funny bones bouncing off one another and giving themselves a good laugh in their relationship. They compliment each other well, and haven’t had any real lovers tiffs except from Cassie’s feud with Tracy. With Cassie leaving though, the question is whether Steve will leave with her? Or, could he possibly reunite with Tracy and leave Cassie altogether? Article Continues Below Read all the latest Spoilers One Coronation Street fan on Reddit responded to the Cassie exit news by suggesting: “I definitely think they are planning on getting Tracy and Steve back together at the end of all this.” 2. Flashforward death Coronation Street is due to air a flashforward death which will trigger a huge storyline for the spring and summer. In these scenes, someone will lose their lives. And, there are five potential victims. With Cassie’s exit scenes said to be ‘explosive,’ she could possibly be the victim teased by soap producer Kate Brooks earlier this year. She hinted: “One of our characters has found a dead body on the street, and we don’t know who it is. “So, there are five potential victims and we will take the audience on a journey for them to try and figure out who that body is and what happened.” Cassie used to be an addict (Credit: ITV) Coronation Street Cassie exit theories 3. Drug relapse When Cassie first came into the soap, she was a drug addict in need of a lot of support. While she’s been recovering and has done her best to turn her life around and become a true family-centred person, she does always continue to be tempted by drugs in some way. Just look at how she spiked poor Ken with them! But, could a possible drug relapse end very badly for Cassie and be the reason for her Corrie exit? 4. Taxi departure Of course, there’s always the chance that Cassie could leave Steve and decide upon a fresh start for herself away from Weatherfield. You know, in true wave-off-and-jump-in-a-cab style. Although we wouldn’t call this ‘explosive…’ Read more: Coronation Street fan theory predicts Todd will murder Theo – and George will help him dispose of body Share Good to Know Share By Tamzin Meyer Jan 30 2026 By Tamzin Meyer Jan 30 2026 Previous Story Next Story
