Coronation Street Joel star's three-word response to finding out who killed him on soap

Coronation Street’s Calum Lill has shared his response to finding out who killed his character Joel Deering on the ITV soap.

The actor shot to fame playing solicitor Joel - making his debut in 2023. Despite rocking up as a good guy, and striking up a romance with Dee-Dee Bailey (Channique Sterling-Brown) his true colours quickly came to light.

In a shock twist it was revealed that he had a history of grooming and abusing young girls, including Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) - who he attempted to kill, before she went on the run for months.

Joel’s crimes were eventually revealed - and at the end of September, his body was found in a local river. However, it was later determined by a pathologist that Joel had died before going into the water, sparking an epic "whodunnit".

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A range of residents have become suspects over the past few weeks, including Dee-Dee and even Carla Connor (Alison King). However, during Friday’s episode (November 15) Joel’s killer was revealed.

In an epic flashback-style episode, it was confirmed that it was Lauren who ended up killing Joel after striking him over the head. He body was later dumped his in the river where cops ended up finding him.

Now, speaking exclusively to Reach and other press, Joel actor Calum Lill has spoken out about his exit, and how he felt when he discovered it was Lauren who was giving Joel is comeuppance.

When asked how far ahead he knew who killed Joel, Calum said: “At first, we were all really confused and trying to work out what was going on because we were getting snippets of this and snippets of that.

“And I eventually found out maybe a couple of months before shooting it that it was going to Lauren. But also that it was going to be so many twists and turns along the way.”

Speaking about how he felt when he learned that it was Lauren, Calum quipped it is “what he [Joel] deserves.” He said: “When I found out it was Lauren I thought soap justice is definitely a thing, and I think that’s the best justice he could have got.

“He attacked her viscously and nearly killed her, so for it to be able to come full circle, and for him to get his comeuppance from the person he attacked when she was vulnerable and defenceless I think, is what he deserves.”

Coronation Street airs Monday, Wednesday and Friday at 8pm on ITV1 and ITVX

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