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Coronation Street fans fume ‘she deserved better’ as cobbles favourite who had ‘one decent storyline’ leaves
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CORONATION Street fans were left fuming that a cobbles favourite 'deserved better' as she bowed out after 11 years.
Shelley King made her final appearance as Yasmeen Nazir in Monday's (March 10) episode.
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The actress, 69, joined the ITV soap in 2014 and was notably at the centre of a high-profile coercive control storyline.
In her final scenes, Yasmeen departed Weatherfield for a new job in London.
Some fans were unhappy with the exit - and voiced their thoughts on social media.
One wrote on X: "Poor Yasmeen. One decent storyline a few years ago, then hardly anything.
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"Shelley is a decent actress who deserved better."
Another added: "Yes a low-key exit for Yasmeen. She deserved better. So did Helen Worth."
A third penned: "I think Yasmeen deserved a better exit than she was given. It all seemed so rushed!
"From first mention of the job in London to actually leaving in a taxi was spread over about two episodes!
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"The current writers and the producer are so clumsy and they couldn’t care less."
While a fourth chimed in: "Tim should have had a goodbye scene with Yasmeen given all their history."
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A fifth remarked: "Farewell Yasmeen! I think she deserved a better exit than the usual soap trope of getting a job offer and packing your life away in the space of an episode!
"Would have liked to have seen another appearance of Ghost Geoff too! Hope she pops back for a visit sometime!"
The Sun revealed in January that Shelley would be leaving the ITV soap after over a decade as Yasmeen.
Meanwhile, her final scenes on the cobbles had already been filmed.
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A TV insider said: "This will be another blow for fans of the show, as Yasmeen is a much-loved character who's part of the fabric of Corrie.
"She's had some huge storylines since she joined the soap in 2014, and she'll be sorely missed by cast and crew.
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"It’s understood she is leaving so she can explore other projects."
Coronation Street continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
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