Coronation Street's Jude Riordan pays 'missed' tribute to co-star amid exit after two years
Coronation Street star Jude Riordan has shared a sweet message to his former co-star after her exit scenes aired. Savannah Kunyo first arrived in the soap back in 2022 as Eliza, the granddaughter of Stu Carpenter.
The youngster ended up reading on the street with Stu, who was exonerated for a murder he didn't commit, after her mother Bridget Woodrow and grandmother Lucy, Stu's ex, finally confessed to the murder of Charlie Walter, a crime for which Stu had served 27 years following a wrongful conviction.
While things appeared to be going well for Eliza in Weatherfield, her curiosity with her mother behind bars saw her contact her biological father Dom Everett in 2023 and has been focused on building a relationship with him beer since, much to Stu's initial disapproval.
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This led to her moving away from the street and in with her dad against Stu's wishes. However, after hiring a private investigator, Stu discovered Dom had a secret family and cut a deal with her grandaughter's father.
The deal saw Dom bring Eliza home in order to live with his family in Germany, accepting a £10,000 bribe from Stu to disappear. However, he returned the money in early 2024 as he couldn't deal with the guilt which led to Eliza finding out about her family and going over to meet them.
Eliza has since decided to make Germany her new home and during Wednesday night's (April 17) episode of the ITV soap, Eliza was seen saying her goodbyes to her friends Sam Blakeman and Hope Stape as well as Yasmeen and Alya Nazir before Stu headed with her to the airport where he'll travel with her to Germany and help her settle in.
Following the scenes, Jude, who plays Sam and also stars in Sky Comedy Brassic, shared a picture of himself Savannah and Hope actress Bella Flanagan taken at the Salford-based set on their co-star's last day as she held onto a box of beautiful flowers and a leaving gift.
Jude sweetly said: "We miss you lots Savannah @savannah_and_paris had the best times [red heart emoji] #corrie #corriekids #elizawoodrow #samblakeman #hopestape #3amigos." Savannah was then quick to respond to the post, writing: "ah miss you too. Literally had the Best time of my life there with you all."
Jude's fans and followers were also keen to send their best wishes. @lindafagan16 said: "What a great young actress she is hopefully she will come back with her grandad stu." @hannahbab1 commented: "Aww she left for good just though it was for the story line gutted u was brilliant." @franchescacroft wrote: "Best of luck for the future lovely." @debbie_murphy_123 added: "Aww will miss you you . Such a great little actress."