Coronation Street confirms Max Turner’s (Paddy Bever) fate next week ahead of his exit from the ITV soap – and things are not looking good.
The teen is currently banged up after setting fire to the Platt house earlier this month in an insurance scam.
Max had hoped the payout would help stepdad David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd) get gangster Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) off his back over the cash he stole last year.
Since being arrested and jailed, David and wife Shona Platt (Julia Goulding) have become increasingly worried Harvey could get to Max inside and applied for him to be moved to a prison in Scotland.
And in scenes to air next Monday, Max learns exactly what his future will look like when the day of his sentence hearing arrives.
As David rushes into court, Max is flooded with relief to see him as Shona and Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) are also there in the gallery to support him.
Taking into account the family element of the crime, will the judge show Max some leniency or will be facing a lengthy stint inside?
Fans will have to tune in to find out what happens next, but actor Paddy Bever has already confirmed his departure from the role of Max after three years to ‘to explore new opportunities’.
Paddy Bever is leaving the role of Max after three years (Picture: ITV/Shutterstock)
He is one of several stars who are being leaving the ITV soap this year, including Sue Cleaver, Shelley King and Colson Smith, who play Eileen Grimshaw, Yasmeen Metcalfe and Craig Tinker.
Speaking about his Paddy’s exit, Julia Goulding, who plays Shona, told Metro she was ‘devastated’ to see him go.
She told us: ‘I love Paddy so much. I mean, I could actually be his mother, it’s ridiculous.
‘I think he’s got a bright future ahead of him and I would love to see him, at some point, maybe come back, but I don’t know where his life is going to take him.’
