Coronation Street could be going off-air for the first time in its 60-year history if the cast can’t get back to filming soon, the Sun reports.
ITV bosses have already dropped the soap to airing just twice a week in a bid to keep it on air for as long as possible amid the coronavirus pandemic.
Due to people having to social distance by six foot, and only being able to leave home for only essential items and an hour’s exercise a day, filming reportedly stopped the day before the lockdown was put into place.
And now Corrie star Andy Whyment, who won the nation’s hearts when he starred on last years I’m a Celebrity… Get Me Out of Here!, has revealed that it could potentially go off air for the very first time.
Coronation Street could be coming off the air for the first time in its 60 years (Image: Publicity Picture)
The 39-year-old, who plays Kirk Sutherland, told The Sun that the cast worked right up until Prime Minister Boris Johnson closed the pubs.
He told the publication: “We worked up until the Friday when Boris closed all the pubs and clubs.
“We had a schedule to work until the following Thursday then on the Sunday we got an email saying they were standing everyone down.”
Andy Whyment stars in Corrie as Kirk (Image: Getty Images)
Andy continued by saying it was for the best, he said: “It was the right thing to do.
“We’ve got until July in the can, so we need to get back mid-June otherwise it’s going to go off air.”
Speaking on his time on I’m A Celeb last year, Andy added that his time in the jungle has made it easier for him to cope with the lockdown.
He became a nation sweetheart when he appeared on I’m A Celeb (Image: ITV/REX)
He said: “It’s definitely helped in the last few weeks. On the plus side, I get to eat more than just rice and beans.
“But at least on I’m A Celeb I could get out the camp.
“Now the furthest I go is Morrisons at the top of the estate!”
Source: Celebrities - dailystar.co.uk
