Axed Debbie Webster legend Sue Devaney would have stayed on Coronation Street for the rest of her career

Oh, Debbie… (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV) I don’t want Debbie Webster to leave Coronation Street. You don’t want Debbie Webster to leave Coronation Street. Even Sue Devaney doesn’t want Debbie Webster to leave Coronation Street! Back in 2019, Sue made her way back to Weatherfield where it all began for her, 34 years after she last traipsed the most famous cobbles in the country. ‘When I came I was 16. Coming back to Corrie, I thought: ‘This is nice. I could end my career on Corrie, and I’d be very happy.’’ Unfortunately, it won’t play out like that, though, with Debbie having been diagnosed with young-onset vascular dementia, a condition that’s rapidly progressing and will, sooner rather than later, claim her life. Sue revealed she would’ve stayed on Corrie until she was ready to retire (Picture: Danielle Baguley/ITV) Debbie’s journey over the past year has been a rollercoaster – even by soap standards! Falling in love and agreeing to marry her Prince Charming, Ronnie Bailey (Vinta Morgan) gave way to the fatal Corriedale car pile up on her wedding day, caused by Carl Webster (Jonathan Howard). Devious Carl swapped their places in the car and, while attempting to prey on her dementia, let Debbie take the full force of the consequences, but little did he know, she was fully aware that he was the guilty party, and was more than prepared to take the blame. Ask Metro Use AI to go deeper into the stories you care about – powered by Metro and trusted publications. See, until then, Carl thought Debbie was his sister, but in actuality, she was his mum, and the guilt of giving him up as a baby drove her to cover for him, even when it meant she was handed a chunky prison sentence. Since her release, she and Carl have taken real steps to fix their relationship, with Carl even shedding most of his opportunistic, manipulative behaviour in an effort to look after his mum. Debbie’s relationship with Carl has seen its ups and downs (Picture: Mark Bruce/ITV) Speaking to The Sun, Sue spoke candidly on what could come next after Debbie dies. ‘I have no idea, because I think, for me, I just like to keep it in the day. And as an actor I’m probably gonna be here until next year. So you’ve got a year’s work. Well, for any actor, that’s amazing. ‘So it’s like, if somebody said when I were doing theatre, or you’ve got a theatre job for a year, you don’t think, ‘oh, I’m gonna think about after that’. I know it’s coming to an end, but you just think it’s a year. What happens after a year? I don’t know what I’m doing after I’ve done where I am. Nobody knows, we just have to make the best of every day, don’t we? Her positive outlook doesn’t make her impending exit any easier, though, as she admitted: ‘Sometimes, I do sit on the set now, like, this morning, I sat on the set this morning with all my girlfriends, Sally Dynevor, Jodie Prenger, and Amy Robbins, and I just thought, ‘Oh, I’ll really miss this.’’ So what’s to come for our beloved pint-sized primadonna in the meantime? Well, according to Sue, a trip across the M52! Sue teased a trip over to Emmerdale (Picture: FARRELL/BACKGRID) To view this video please enable JavaScript, and consider upgrading to a web browser that supports HTML5 video Speaking exclusively to Metro at the Cure Usher ball, Sue pondered what Debbie could get up to next. ‘I think she’s going to get in a car and drive over to the Dales and have a lovely weekend in the Dales,’ she joked. ‘I think she’d enjoy that, wouldn’t she? She really would. Especially now that she’s retired. She’s got time to just take day trips! So, who knows?’ Deals of the Day I tried L'Oréal Paris's new PDRN serum and my skin looked glossier after one use This new Cricut gadget turns your favourite photos into stickers in minutes From kitchen hatches to burgundy walls – the biggest home trends for 2027 Oodie’s cosy blanket sale has arrived just in time for Christmas shopping Save over £700 on Simba's top-rated mattresses in this limited-time sale Perhaps a trip over to Emmerdale would be just the ticket for our Deb? Although, given all the premature burials and car-crash related deaths over in Yorkshire, perhaps not? Arrow MORE: Debbie’s decline intensifies in Coronation Street and hearts will shatter Arrow MORE: ‘It means the world’: Soap stars unite to support Emmerdale couple for a cause close to their hearts Arrow MORE: Carla comes to the rescue in Coronation Street amid devastating Debbie scenes The Soaps Newsletter – Weekly Sign up for exclusive spoilers and interviews, handpicked by our Soaps Editor.