Coronation Street star Adam Little confirms soap exit amid Ofcom complaints

Coronation Street actor Adam Little has confirmed his departure from the ITV soap after his character Blake Myers was sent to prison in Monday night’s episode.

Taking to Instagram the star, who joined the show last June, paid tribute to the show’s cast and crew before describing bad boy Blake as “crazy”.

Little’s final scenes saw viewers delighted after his character was sentenced for the stabbing of Alya Nazir (Sair Khan) as well as the attempted murder of Maria Connor (Samia Longchambon).

Uploading a black and white snap of himself posing on the Cobbles, he wrote: “Thank you to @coronationstreet for the opportunity to be a part of this storyline and play crazy man Blake!

“It’s been a blast working with such a friendly cast and crew who have made me so welcome.”

“Thank you to all the viewers who have supported and sent me lovely messages it’s really appreciated,” he added.

Former co-star Luke Delaney (who played Dave Fairchild) commented: “Smashed it lad. See you out there.”

Blake’s prison sentence was the climax of the show’s extremism plot that prompted 72 complaints to Ofcom.

The scenes in question saw Blake try to disrupt Maria’s meeting about the refugee drop-in centre, with Max Turner (Paddy Bever) learning of his plan after tuning into a livestream.

While Max arrived at Speed Daal in time to issue a warning, he was stopped by Gary Windass.

Blake then charged at Maria, with Alya bravely stepping in the way to try and protect her, leading to her being stabbed in the stomach.

Alya has since been recoverying from her injuries in hospital.