Coronation Street\'s Sophie Webster is set to depart Weatherfield with her ex Kate Connor.
The cobbles favourite is expected to leave to travel the world - to tie in with actress Brooke Vincent\'s upcoming maternity leave - when her family come into a bit of inheritance money via her aunt Debbie who returns to Coronation Street to tell Sophie\'s dad Kevin Webster (Michael Le Vell) about a death in the family.
A source said: "Debbie has come into a huge sum of money and she wants to share the wealth.
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"She hands over a cheque for £200,000 for Kevin and the kids."
At first, Sophie looks set to leave Weatherfield with her girlfriend Paula Martin (Stirling Gallacher).
The source added to The Sun Online: "Sophie decides to ask girlfriend Paula to take a career break and go with her to see the world and she\'s stunned when she agrees."
But Paul is expected to change her mind at the last minute, and after hearing for weeks about Kate\'s travelling plans - with actress Faye Brookes set to leave her role - Sophie departs the cobbles with her ex.
Brooke - who is expecting her first child with her footballer boyfriend Kean Bryan - recently admitted the changes her body has gone through during pregnancy have been "overwhelming" at times.
She said: "I really struggled and still do with the day-to-day changes of pregnancy and I want people to know that as much as it\'s nice to hear such lovely comments about my pictures that they are professional or I\'ve been stood there for 10 mins trying to get a good picture!"
"Pregnancy can be so overwhelming especially when you don\'t feel amazing and see girls on Instagram looking like they are breezing through it!
"With the pressure of social media, and the natural worries of growing a baby I just want to let you know that I feel ya!!! (sic)"
22 February 2026 - 4:55 AM
