Coronation Street's Peter Barlow's exit sealed after Stephen Reid murder twist

Coronation Street star Todd Boyce has stunned fans with a new look after his dramatic exit from the ITV soap. The 62 year old actor played dastardly serial killer Stephen Reid on the cobbles but his reign of terror finally came to a grisly end during Super Soap Week last month. Fans were left gobsmacked as the evil villain turned on his own family in a bid to flee the country before being mown down and killed by Peter Barlow in his car.

Coronation Street star Todd Boyce has been told 'I wouldn't have recognised you' after showing off a surprise new look weeks after his shock soap exit. The actor recently left the cobbles as businessman-turned-serial killer Stephen Reid.

A regular day at Underworld turns to chaos when Carla Connor (Alison King) can’t pay the workers - will the main business of the cobbles be forced to close? And Ryan Connor’s (Ryan Prescott) previous love interest Crystal Hyde (Erin Austen) returns in Coronation Street spoilers. Carla goes back to work after her trip to Spain, and is livid to find that Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brian) has given Michael Bailey (Ryan Russell) his job back. With Carla on the warpath, Sarah jumps to Michael’s defence reminding Carla that it wasn’t his fault Stephen Reid (Todd Boyce) tricked him into transferring the money from the Underworld account.

Carla Connor is back next week but her plan to fix matters at Underworld backfires. After her trip to Spain to try and save a deal following Stephen Reid's antics at the factory, Carla arrives home.

Coronation Street has confirmed what we definitely won't see from Peter Barlow ahead of his exit from Weatherfield. Actor Chris Gascoyne briefly revealed in July that he will be leaving the role after becoming the seventh actor to play Ken Barlow's son in 2000.

New picture appears to show how Peter Barlow will leave Weatherfield this Christmas. It comes after Chris Gascoyne confirmed he'd be leaving Coronation Street after an on-off appearance over 23 years.

Photos from the Coronation Street set have suggested that Peter Barlow's exit may not be quite as dramatic as viewers have been predicting. One photo sees actor Chris Gascoyne, who has played the role since 2000, sat on a tram with a backpack, suggesting that he may be making a rather low-profile exit from Weatherfield. It comes after the character was left riddled with guilt after he ran over serial killer Stephen Reid, and while fans had originally predicted that Peter may end up behind bars over Stephen's death, recent episodes saw him given the all clear by the police.

Coronation Street fans have been left complaining and asking 'how would he know' following Tuesday night's episode (October 24). Viewers of the ITV soap are still witnessing the fallout from Stephen Reid's death after he was killed by Peter Barlow on Friday, October 13.

After a tense few weeks saw serial killer Stephen Reid finally meet his maker after being run over on Coronation Street, soap fans were finally given one bit of good news on Wednesday’s visit to the cobbles, when driver Peter Barlow was finally given the all clear by the police. As regular viewers will know, Peter Barlow ploughed his car into the murderer as he held Jenny Connor hostage during super soap week, killing him instantly - with the character’s future hanging in the balance as he faced a potential murder charge himself.

Coronation Street star Todd Boyce has branded one of his former co-star's 'sexy' as he heaped praise on her after his soap exit. Fans were left with their jaws on the floor when they saw how his character Stephen Reid left the cobbled street.

Coronation Street fans think they have spotted the next Stephen Reid - but he's not residing in Weatherfield. The broke businessman-turned-serial killer's reign on the cobbles came to a shock end last week.

Coronation Street fans have pointed out what they think is a major issue with Peter Barlow's police interview. At the start of the week viewers of the ITV soap saw the start of the fallout following Stephen Reid's death which has resulted in Peter being arrested on suspicion of murder.

Coronation Street saw Peter Barlow arrested for the murder of villain Stephen Reid on Monday night's episode.

Coronation Street viewers have been left fuming as Weatherfield residents turned on fan-favourite Peter Barlow. On Friday night, millions of viewers were shocked when Peter mowed down serial killer Stephen Reid on the cobbles in front of Stephen’s horrified family and Peter’s wife Carla.

The residents of Weatherfield, and Coronation Street viewers, will still be reeling next week following the shock death of Stephen Reid. Fans have been speculating as to how the serial killer would leave after it was confirmed that his crimes would finally catch up with him. and he'd be making an exit from the cobbles.

Hot on the heels of Coronation Street villain Stephen Reid’s death which took viewers by surprise at the culmination of super soap week, fans are convinced another cobbles icon could soon be killed off after almost 60 years on the show! Eagle-eyed viewers grew increasingly concerned for Rita Tanner’s future as she made a welcome return to the cobbles just in time for Stephen’s final rampage to take place. In gripping scenes that unfolded on Friday 13 October’s visit to Weatherfield, viewers were on the edges of their seats as Stephen took Rita’s foster daughter Jenny Connor hostage while trying to evade the authorities who had finally rumbled his murder spree over the past year.

Although his evil character Stephen Reid caused havoc on the cobbled streets, Coronation Street fans were sad to see actor Todd Boyce leave their screens. However, the star has now revealed he won't be leaving the world of acting any time soon and is set to take to the stage this Christmas time.

Coronation Street fans were left in a state of dismay during the latest trip to Weatherfield as it was revealed that Peter Barlow was the reason for Stephen Reid's shocking permanent exit. Fans have been speculating as to how the serial killer would leave.

Super Soap Week has seen a dramatic turn of events in Coronation Street.

After two long years of tyranny, Coronation Street killer Stephen Reid was finally given a taste of his own medicine in his final visit to the cobbles, when the sinister villain was murdered by one Weatherfield favourite. In Friday night’s episode, which aptly fell on the 13 October, actor Todd Boyce departed the soap in scenes many fans hadn’t seen coming as part of Coronation Street ’s iconic super soap week.