Michelle Collins reveals she's leaving Corrie to spend time with her daughter, but hopes Stella Price character won't be killed off

Michelle Collins reveals she's leaving Corrie to spend time with her daughter, but hopes Stella Price character won't be killed off

Coronation Street star Michelle Collins has revealed that she is leaving the ITV soap to spend more time with her daughter.

Collins, who plays Rovers landlady Stella Price, admitted that living away from 17-year-old Maia had “taken its toll”.

Speaking to OK! magazine, the 51-year-old said: “It's hard if you're a single parent, we're extremely close.

“I don't leave until next April and then she's only got another year until she goes to uni and that's it!

“I owe her a bit more of my time - living away has taken its toll.”

The former EastEnders star, who currently employs a live-in nanny to stay with Maia in their north London home, added: “I've never had a job which has taken me away for this long.< /p>

“People think I'm crazy but you have to do what your gut feeling is and what your heart tells you.”

Michelle also revealed that she hadn’t ruled out a return to Weatherfield in the future - and has requested that bosses don't close the door on Stella either.

“I've asked them not to kill her off, so there's always a door open, which is what they didn't do in EastEnders!” she said.

“They've said they're not going to, so I hope they keep to their word.”

“I'll miss the chaos that makes this a great programme. There are some real characters there,” she added.

East Londoner Michelle also said that â€" following former Corrie stars Vicky Entwistle and Bruce Jones’ stint on Celebrity Big Brother - Strictly Come Dancing would be her reality show of choice to appear on.

She said: “Out of all of them I'd do Strictly, but I'm quite competitive and I d on't like to fail at anything, and I think I'd probably fail at Strictly!

“I'm not a very good dancer and I wouldn't take being criticised by Craig Revel Horwood well. I'd probably end up punching him!”