Coronation Street’s Eileen Grimshaw is to be placed under witness protection.
Sue Cleaver’s cobbles character Eileen Grimshaw has got herself mixed up in another sticky situation after her new flame Jan Lozinski (Piotr Baumann) was revealed as a police informant last week, and her alter-ego will agree to leave Weatherfield for her own safety, sparking speculation the 55-year-old actress could be leaving the ITV soap.
An insider told The Sun newspaper’s Bizarre TV column: "She is going to go into witness protection and leave Weatherfield after it turns out Jan is not dodgy after all.
"He’s an informant for the cops and helping to bring down a human trafficking ring.
"They’ve just filmed scenes where she’s making arrangements to go. She only tells Seb the real reason she’s going, but sees her mates like Liz and says her goodbyes without them knowing she’s actually leaving."
Eileen – who nearly died at the hands of serial killer ex Pat Phelan (Connor McIntyre) – was heart-broken when a police raid on the salon appeared to expose Jan’s link to a human trafficking scheme, when he was arrested alongside Nikolai and Rachel.
She was taken into the station, too, and while she was later released without charge, Eileen feared the worst about Jan.
However, police later visited him in his cell and congratulated him on his work as an informant.
He was told he could start again with a new life under the condition he doesn’t "try to see or contact" her again.
Now, it appears Eileen will also be skipping town – although it’s not thought to be the last viewers see of Sue’s character on the cobbles.
Corrie’s Eileen Grimshaw to enter witness protection
