Coronation Street’s James Craven confirms soap exit after character Aaron Sandford raped Amy Barlow

James Craven has confirmed his departure from Coronation Street following the emotional departure of his character Aaron Sandford from Weatherfield.

The actor’s character took center stage in a gripping storyline after he raped Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) when she fell asleep next to him.

Amy was too drunk to agree and when Aaron denied the allegations, she decided to share her story online, which in turn led to a legal battle.

In recent scenes, Amy wrote a letter to retract her claim, after deciding the court costs would be too much of a financial burden.

Speaking after leaving, James explained: “Aaron will always care about Amy and whether he did or not he was already starting to feel responsible for putting her through all of this in the first place because he’s the one who brought the court has turned off. case.’

Goodbye: The actor’s character took center stage in a gripping storyline after he raped Amy Barlow (Elle Mulvaney) when she fell asleep next to him

The actor continued, “He definitely feels like it has all slipped out of his hand. Also since his father is back in the picture, he also feels extremely guilty about that as he has had no money in the past and suddenly it was all about this lawsuit that Aaron started to think he might be fighting a losing battle with. ‘

Attaching Amy’s letter, he explained, “Obviously he wanted and needed something concrete and solid that would prove his innocence.

It wasn’t until he started writing it himself that he struggled to put it into words and began to realize that what he believed to be the truth might not have been the truth.

Speaking of his experience working on Coronation Street, James said: ‘Obviously it’s very sad, it’s been a lot of fun and I’ve really enjoyed my time there. I met so many wonderful people and I made so many great friends for life.

“But I’m excited, I’m really, really excited to move on and do other things.”

He added the storyline and continued, “I’m very proud, from the start I knew how much work I was going to put into it and I knew how much work everyone at Corrie put into it.

“As soon as we started I knew it was going to be a really positive storyline in the long run, so it’s something I’m very proud of.

“It’s something that I hope the fans enjoyed and started thinking about more than anything.”

Story: Amy was too drunk to consent and while Aaron denied the allegations, she decided to share her story online, which in turn led to a legal battle

In the aftermath of her rape, Amy (Elle Mulvaney) has struggled emotionally and mentally ever since, with her turmoil even as she turned to alcohol and ended up in hospital as a result.

She even retracted her claim thinking it would make things easier, but she continued to struggle as Aaron acted like nothing had happened at all.

Steve and Tracy realized they had to sell their businesses to fund the huge legal fees.

Meanwhile, Eric and Aaron met with their lawyer, who warned them about the risks of taking the case to court.