The 2025 Curse of Corrie – how the soap’s stars have suffered heartbreaking splits this year
IT is safe to say that 2025 really has not been a great year for the country’s longest running soap opera Coronation Street.
From budget cuts to episode axes to a major cast cull, the show has found itself in the spotlight for mostly the wrong reasons this year.
But it isn’t just on-screen where things have been going from bad to worse.
Beyond the cobbles, the stars of the show have also been dealing with their own personal heartbreaks.
It appears to be the year of off-screen splits for the Weatherfield lot too with many of the show’s cast calling it a day with their beloved partners.
From sirens of years gone past to current fan favourites on the show, it’s been a pretty heartbreaking year for the stars of soap.
The Sun takes a look at some of the Corrie’s casts shock splits and what drove them to breaking point in their once solid romances.
Katie McGlynn
Sinead Tinker actress Katie McGlynn left her fans stunned when she was revealed to be in a relationship with forgotten The Only Way Is Essex star, Ricky Rayment.
This week, it was confirmed that Katie, who started dating former reality star Ricky after meeting on a cruise ship in 2023, had decided to call time on their romance, despite the couple sparking engagement rumours last February.
They quietly began to remove traces of each other from their social media before their split was revealed by the MailOnline.
One source said: “Katie and Ricky have ended their romance, they’re still friends and want to remain civil but in terms of a romantic relationship, it’s definitely over.”
They added that they found it “difficult” to maintain a long distance relationship, with Katie in Manchester and Ricky in Essex.
Ricky, who was previously engaged to Marnie Simpson, rose to fame on the ITV reality show in 2012 before leaving 10 years ago.
Georgia May Foote
Another former soap actress who has been facing a heartbreaking battle is Katy Armstrong star Georgia May Foote.
The Sun told earlier this week how the actress was headed for divorce with her husband Kris Evans just two years on from their intimate wedding ceremony.
Georgia has removed her wedding ring and wiped all traces of the musician who she once called her “best friend” from her Instagram page — including glossy snaps from their wedding.
A source told The Sun: “Georgia’s marriage to Kris seems to be over.
“It’s on the rocks.
“She’s looking to the future and is surrounded by friends and her family.”
Despite the split, the pair are understood to still be living together as they figure out their next steps amid the split.
A source admitted that the pair were happy enough to still be living together but Georgia isn’t sure that Kris fits into her life moving forward following a devastating fire at her nail salon.
The actress opened the salon amid struggles to find acting work and financial hardship.
She is now aiming to crowdfund to raise cash in the wake of her split and the business burning down.
Georgia Taylor
At the start of the year, it was revealed that Toyah Battersby actress Georgia Taylor had split from her co-star lover.
Whilst on-screen, Toyah enjoyed an on-off marriage with husband, Imran Habeeb, away from screens, actress Georgia was dating her on-screen husband’s actor in real life – Charlie de Melo.
The 44-year-old had been romancing the soap hunk since late 2022 – just months after Charlie’s character was killed off the soap and their pretend marriage crumbled.
However, it is thought that the pair quietly called it quits in late 2024 before the news was made public in January of this year.
A friend revealed: “Georgia and Charlie are no longer a couple, but they remain friends who care about each other deeply.
“They have lots of happy memories together, but are both really focused on work at the moment and looking forward to the future, there are no hard feelings.”
Charlie’s character was killed off in June 2022 when he died of a heart attack, leaving millions of Corrie viewers in tears.
Georgia said at the time she was heartbroken by Charlie’s decision to leave the ITV show.
Speaking in 2022, she said: “I absolutely adore him. He’s been a dream.
“He’s so funny so we laugh a lot but he is honestly one of the most supportive people I have ever worked with.”
Shortly after Georgia’s gushing comments, they found themselves starting a romance in real life.
Tina O’Brien
Sarah Platt actress Tina was left nursing her own heartbreak earlier this year when it was revealed she had split from her husband, Adam Crofts.
It is understood the pair called it quits at the top of the year following a stressful house move.
The 41-year-old soap actress decided it would be better for them to live apart after wishing to spend some time alone.
They both quickly ditched their wedding rings and decided to unfollow each other online.
However, sources insisted they were “still close” and would remain so for the sake of their son, Beau.
Tina and Adam started dating in 2011 before marrying on New Year’s Eve in Manchester in 2018.
