Coronation Street star REPLACED as ITV quietly recasts character from one of the soap’s most famous families – and they’ve already started filming
A Coronation Street star has been replaced after ITV quietly recast a character from one of the soap’s most famous families – and they’ve already started filming.
Actor Carter-J Murphy, who plays Harry Platt in the ITV soap, has waved goodbye to the Cobbles after just one year on the show.
The young star took on the role of Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien) and Callum Logan’s (Sean Ward) back in late 2024.
Since then, he’s only appeared on the soap a number of times, and now he’s taken on another job which means he won’t be able to play the young boy.
Youngster Carter-J is now set to appear in Matilda The Musical.
And according to The Sun, the actor has been replaced by an actor called Josh, who will appear on Corrie very soon.
Coronation Street star Carter-J Murphy (pictured) has been REPLACED after ITV quietly re-casted the character from one of the soap’s most famous families – and they’ve already started filming
The young star took on the role of Sarah Platt ( Tina O’Brien, pictured) and Callum Logan’s (Sean Ward) back in late 2024
Carter-J’s former alter-ego has been through a lot since he was welcomed into the world in 2016.
Firstly, his parents, Sarah and drug dealer Callum had a very turbulent relationship which was very short-lived.
Sarah’s sister-in-law Kylie Platt (Paula Lane) ended up killing Callum after he attacked her and they decided to bury him in Sarah’s mum Gail’s garden.
Kylie also shared her son Max with Callum.
This is proved too much for Sarah and she ended up going to hospital after she gave birth to Harry, because it all proved too much for her.
Fortunately for the Platts, nobody was convicted of drug dealer Callum’s death.
Harry has been played by a number of young stars over the years, however, his dead dad Tony Stewart (Terence Maynard) was more or less blamed for it all.
Since Harry has been born Sarah has been in a number of different relationships.
Harry’s mum Sarah has been in a number of relationships since the death of his dad Callum (pictured with Gary Windass)
She was with Gary Windass (Mikey North) between 2016 and 2019.
The Underworld manager later got with Adam Barlow (Sam Robertson) and they tied the knot in 2020.
However, back in 2023 she had an affair with Damon Hay (Ciaran Griffiths), meaning that they split.
Woody Illsley took on the role in 2016, while Pixie and Presley Sellars played the boy until 2017.
And just before Carter-J started to play Harry, Freddie and Isaac Rhodes starred in the ITV soap as Harry between 2017 and 2024.
Carter-J isn’t the only star leaving the show.
Earlier this year month another beloved Coronation Street star has announced her departure from the ITV soap after a decade in Weatherfield, leaving heartbroken fans reeling.
The actor confirmed the news on Instagram in a heartfelt post that sent shockwaves through the fanbase, with many branding the exit ‘the worst news.’
Sally Ann Matthews revealed she is saying goodbye to Jenny Connor, the fiery landlady of the Rovers Return.
