Coronation Street’s Millie Gibson enjoys glam leaving party alongside host of co-stars
Millie Gibson’s departure from Coronation Street was confirmed recently, with the actor – who plays Kelly Neelan on the ITV soap – having been celebrated by co-stars at a leaving event on Friday
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Millie Gibson enjoys leaving drinks with the Corrie cast
Coronation Street star Millie Gibson was celebrated by several of her co-stars earlier this week at a leaving party after filming her final scenes on the ITV soap.
Cast members got together in Greater Manchester on Friday night (August 19) to mark the occasion, with photos from the night having since been shared on Instagram.
Millie, 18 – who’s played Kelly Neelan since 2019 – posted photos of herself alongside co-stars including her on-screen mother Kel Allen, 38, and pal Tanisha Gorey, 20.
The actor expressed gratitude over the gathering, writing alongside her post: “Very much feeling the love. Thank you to everyone who made this such a special night.”
Millie Gibson (centre) was joined by Kel Allen (left) and Georgia Taylor (right) at her leaving party
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She posed with pal Tanisha Gorey alongside a large card that included messages from colleagues
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One photo showed Millie posing alongside Kel – who plays Laura Neelan – and Georgia Taylor, 42, who plays Toyah Battersby, whilst celebrating at Salford Quays together.
Another saw her photographed with Mikey North, 35, who plays Gary Windass. She was also seen with Nathan Graham, 31, who joined the show as James Bailey in 2019.
There were a couple of photos of Millie with pal Tanisha, who plays Asha Alahan. This included one of them with a huge leaving card that featured messages from the cast.
Millie was celebrated by colleagues during the evening
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Among those in attendance was Nathan Graham
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Ryan Prescott, 33, Jimmi Harkishin, 57, and Alex Bain, 20, also attended – with them known for playing Ryan Connor, Dev Alahan and Simon Barlow respectively.
Following the gathering, Millie took to the social media platform to address her departure from Corrie – ahead of her final scenes being aired on the show later this year.
She wrote alongside a photo of her on the set of the soap: “Now that the news is out about me exiting the cobbles, I just want to say I’ve had the most incredible 4 years.”
Mikey North was also present
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Millie celebrated her time on the show with colleagues in Greater Manchester
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Millie continued in her post: “Growing up here, I’ve made long lasting friendships, learnt so much and I am forever grateful for my time and the storylines I have been given.
“I’m really looking forward to you guys seeing the future episodes coming up and I can’t think [Corrie] enough for letting me be a small piece in this beautiful family.”
The actor – who a British Soap Award for her role earlier this year – further commented: “Kelly Neelan will be apart of my heart always. Thank you to you all for being so supportive.”
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