Coronation Street legend killed off in heartbreaking scenes as his family mourn
CORONATION Street legend Les Battersby’s death was revealed today in heartbreaking scenes – along with a mystery over it.
The cobbles favourite – who is played by actor Bruce Jones in the ITV soap – was killed off by soap bosses off-screen in today’s episode.
His daughter Leanne was visited by police and informed of his death.
“Leanne Battersby, there’s no easy way to say this – your dad was involved in an accident at work last night,” the policewoman told her.
“I’m sorry but he died from his injuries.”
However it wasn’t revealed what the accident was – leaving it open to a mystery.
The policewoman offered to tell the rest of the family but Leanne insisted she would do it.
Breaking down to Nick, she said: “I can’t believe it. I only texted him last week and I completely ignored him.
“I couldn’t even be bothered to text him back. He was probably inviting us round for Christmas and I was already trying to work out how to get out of it. I’m a terrible daughter.”
She went to tell Toyah, but Nick had already warned her so she didn’t put her foot in it but Leanne was suspicious.
Leanne was temporarily distracted by having to tell Chesney about Les’ death but she soon realised that Toyah defending Nick meant something was going on.
Confronting Nick she demanded to know if there was anything he needed to tell her but he denied it.
Following her gut, Leanne followed Nick when he said he had to go out and she found him meeting Toyah in the hotel.
She watched heartbroken as they went upstairs for some afternoon delight.
Later, after a peptalk from Tracy, Leanne settled on a course of action and convinced Nick that he was her rock, asking to move back into the flat.
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.
“I’m nobody’s fool,” she told Tracy as she caught her moving back in to presumably play happy families.
But what will Leanne do to the pair of them now? And what really happened to Les?