Former Coronation Street star Georgia May Foote – who appeared on Strictly Come Dancing in 2015 – has addressed her character from the ITV show having been killed off

A former Coronation Street cast member has opened up about her character having been killed off on the show after being asked if she was “disappointed” over the situation.

Georgia May Foote, now 33, played Katy Armstrong on the ITV show from 2010 until her departure in 2015, when the character moved abroad. Katy relocated to Portugal with her son Joseph Brown (now played by William Flanagan). It was later announced that Katy had died, though it wasn’t on-screen. The character’s sister Izzy Armstrong (Cherylee Houston) received a phone call with the news in 2017 and later shared that Katy had died “instantly” in a car crash.

The storyline led to Joseph’s return to the UK, where he now lives with his father Chesney Brown (Sam Aston) after having lived abroad. Joseph is now being raised by Chesney and his wife Gemma Winter (Dolly-Rose Campbell).

Georgia was asked about her character’s off-screen death in a Q&A earlier this year, as reported by Metro recently. A follower on Instagram asked the actor if she had been “disappointed” by the storyline that aired seven years ago.

She responded: “I wouldn’t say disappointed at all. I’m one of those people when I leave a job I’m ready for the next adventure. Corrie was an amazing nearly 5 years for me, I learnt so much and will forever be grateful for the show.” The actor continued in her reply: “Would I have gone back if I could? I can’t answer that because I will never know.” She went on to tell her followers on the platform in the post: “But the time I had there was a special time in my life.”

Georgia, who had previously made a guest appearance as Jess Burrows on Coronation Street in 2010, concluded by writing: “I will forever be grateful for the opportunity to have played not only one but two roles in the show. It’s iconic.” Since her departure from the show, Georgia has been in Sky’s Trollied, the BBC’s Doctors and the CW’s the Outpost. And earlier in her career, Georgia had played the character Alison Simmons in the show Grange Hill from 2005 to 2008.