| Kirsty Soames | |||||||||||||
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| Coronation Street character | |||||||||||||
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| Portrayed by | Natalie Gumede | ||||||||||||
| Duration | 2011–2013 | ||||||||||||
| First appearance | Episode 7685 7 September 2011 | ||||||||||||
| Last appearance | Episode 8096 3 April 2013 | ||||||||||||
| Classification | Former; regular | ||||||||||||
| Introduced by | Phil Collinson | ||||||||||||
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Kirsty Soames is a fictional character from the British ITV soap opera Coronation Street, played by Natalie Gumede. She made her first on-screen appearance during the episode broadcast on 7 September 2011.
On 21 February 2013, Gumede announced she was leaving the soap at the end of her current storyline. She departed on 3 April 2013, after which her character Kirsty was sent to prison. Gumede has won several awards for her portrayal of Kirsty. In June 2021, it was confirmed that Kirsty would be killed off-screen.[1]
- ^ Tutton, Charlotte (15 June 2016). "Corrie character to be killed off next week as tragic death leaves Tyrone reeling". Daily Mirror.