Jenny Connor made her exit from the cobbles this evening (Wednesday, October 1), but is her farewell from Coronation Street a permanent one?
Tonight, Jenny decided to wave Weatherfield and her friend Rita goodbye and move to Tenerife.
Packing her bags, she smiled as she wheeled her suitcase over the bumpy cobbles for one last time.
Jenny left for Tenerife (Credit: ITV)
Jenny Connor bids farewell to Coronation Street
Jenny’s lies were rumbled by George Shuttleworth tonight. He found out that Rita was nowhere near as ill as Jenny suggested she was.
Being forced to come clean, Jenny admitted that she had enjoyed his attention. She’d felt a lack of purpose in life since losing the Rovers.
George then put a positive spin on things. He encouraged her to do something she loved.
It wasn’t long before Rita Tanner was giving Jenny the money for a one-way flight to Tenerife, with Jenny hoping she’d find a bar managing job out there.
Saying an emotional goodbye to Rita, Jenny dumped her old Rovers landlady sign with her name on it and headed off for the airport.
She’s gone for good (Credit: ITV)
Jenny Connor’s exit from Coronation Street – has she gone for good?
With the character of Jenny Connor sadly being axed by show bosses, Jenny’s journey on the cobbles has come to an end.
It seemed that there was little new direction to take the character. And, as it stands, Jenny’s exit looks to be permanent.
In August, a source revealed the reason behind Sally Ann Matthews’ exit as Jenny Connor on the soap. Speaking to The Sun, they shared: “She was central to the soap for so long as Rovers landlady but bosses wanted to go in a new direction.
“Her late night Instagram rants haven’t helped matters but ultimately it was a story-led decision by the team.
“The writing was very much on the wall when Jenny lost the Rovers but an exciting exit has been planned for her.”
But, there have been occasions where characters leave only to come back years later. Could Jenny be one of them?
This time last year Daisy Midgeley took centre stage in Coronation Street after an acid attack changed her life. Now, she’s back at the heart of the action, but this time for all the wrong reasons.
What exactly are Coronation Street doing to Daisy’s character? From victim to Mean Girl, this isn’t a change we wanted – or like.
Daisy was a confusing character when she first arrived (Credit: ITV)
Who Daisy was in Coronation Street
When Daisy first came into Coronation Street it was unclear who she was. Was she a money-grabbing schemer with no heart or was she a messed-up young woman from a broken background who really just wanted to be loved? To be honest, it felt like Corrie also didn’t know who she was so they made her a confusing character until they decided.
However, although she heartlessly split up Ryan Connor and Alya Nazir and then swiftly moved on to Daniel Osbourne when she heard he’d inherited a house, it was through Daniel we finally began to see Daisy.
Their relationship may have started off a scam on her part, but they quickly, genuinely, fell in love. Through them we saw her caring side, her become a mum to Bertie and her own mother-daughter relationship with Jenny blossom.
Daisy and Daniel were ticking along pretty nicely and even began planning a wedding. We believed in them, we wanted them to succeed, in short, they were a good match.
We even started to understand why Daisy was who she was when she first arrived after we met flighty mum,Christina and the girls who used to bully her at school. Daisy made sense.
Daisy was put through hell by Justin (Credit: ITV)
Acid attack story
When Justin Rutherford came along things took a dark turn for Daisy. He started stalking her and became obsessed with her. Desperate to make sure no one else would ever want her, Justin threw acid in her face on her wedding day. It was a year ago this week that everything changed for Daisy.
Ryan jumped in front of Daisy and took the full brunt of the acid on his face and arm. Daisy had a small burn on her chest.
In those heartbreaking scenes, Daisy was the victim. She took back control, making sure Justin was caught and helping to send him to prison. All-the-while her guilt was eating away at her over what Ryan was going through. She grew closer to him, feelings became involved and she cheated on Daniel.
All of this was understandable, there was a clear path to this juncture. It’s even clear where the character change at Christmas came from. Daisy had lost Daniel to Bethany, Ryan had moved away with Crystal and Daisy had no real purpose. It was reasonable when the opportunity to take Stephen’s money and get herself back on top presented itself, she would have taken it. I have lost everything so therefore I will take something back and I don’t care who I hurt in the process.
However, it’s what has happened since then, particularly in the recent weeks that is baffling. Daisy has gone from being the victim in such a heartbreaking and beautifully played storyline to the Mean Girl of the cobbles. Once again, we don’t know who Daisy is any more.
Can Daisy come back from this character change? (Credit: ITV)
Daisy in Coronation Street now
The reckless spending, the rowing with Jenny and them turning against each other is all ridiculous. Why do two women constantly have to be pitted against each other? Jenny and Daisy’s relationship has always been tricky, but they have always, always had each other’s backs. But not any more.
Daisy’s attitude towards Jenny has been bratty and non-caring. The fact she said she had no intention of paying Carla back the £250k they stole didn’t ring true. And the ‘give-a-stuff’ reaction she had to Carla finding out felt totally off.
And let’s not even get started on the feud with Bethany. It has come from nowhere – is Bethany supposed to be defending Daniel’s honour? Why has she got involved at all? To make Daisy seem even more of a nasty person?
Corrie had developed Daisy into such a well-rounded character. So why have we gone back to this?
This Daisy was nicer! (Credit: ITV)
Make a change now, Corrie
Daisy and Jenny shouldn’t be against each other, they should be on each other’s side. Yes, we know Daisy has always had it in her to be mean and selfish, but to this extent after everything she has been through, after becoming so likeable, why change her back?
This time last year Daisy was the star of Coronation Street. The acid attack storyline was so well done and we felt for Daisy because we cared. It makes no sense that now she has become someone we don’t like or care about.
Soaps have a history of making their victims the villain – especially when they are women. Just look at what Emmerdale did to Lydia after her rape.
Let women support women. Let women like women. And let Daisy be the version of herself she was just a few months ago.
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The Rovers in Coronation Street is up for sale again. And it looks like a property developer is going to buy it and turn it into flats.
Jenny Connor was left devastated by the turn of events tonight (Friday November 17). But just what will the pub’s future be?
The Rovers closed its doors in September (Credit: ITV)
Is the Rovers really closing for good in Coronation Street?
After serial killer Stephen’s antics there, current owners, Waterfords, believe no one will want to drink in the boozer so are getting rid.
The only interested party so far is a property company who want to demolish the building and make it into residential apartments.
Next week Ronnie and Ed are lined up to do the work and transform the beloved boozer into swanky flats. Jenny is devastated at what she sees as their betrayal.
However, long-time fans of the show needn’t panic: it’s already been confirmed that the iconic pub is going nowhere.
Will Jen be back behind the bar before long? (Credit: ITV)
Who buys the Rovers?
Although we don’t know who will buy and run the Rovers yet, what we do know is the pub is going to reopen in time to see in 2024.
The Rovers is boarded up at the moment, but it won’t stay that way for long.
Teasing what’s to come for the iconic pub, show boss Iain MacLeod told Entertainment Daily and other media recently: “It reopens on New Year’s Eve. But, the interesting thing about it is the circumstances of it becoming open again are all tied up with Stephen’s legacy.
“The reopening of it will be based on this slightly shaky foundation of a criminal act.”
Ooh, so what does that mean? Is Stephen’s stolen Underworld money found and given to the benefactor of his will, Audrey? Will she be the pub’s new landlady?
Or did Stephen put the cash in someone else’s name? Girlfriend-at-the time, Jenny, perhaps. Could she be back behind the bar as the owner using Carla’s cash illegally?
The hostage situation hasn’t helped the pub’s popularity (Credit: ITV)
