Coronation Street fans have been left heartbroken after Jacob Hay exited the ITV soap in emotional scenes on Friday evening.
Jacob, played by Jack James Ryan, was driven from Weatherfield amid evil threats from his drug-dealing dad Damon (Ciarán Griffiths)
Damon recently arrived on the cobbles with plans to get his estranged son onside by finding work for him at the Bistro, where he now has owner Nick ( Ben Price ) under his control due to the dodgy money Damon's brother Harvey Gaskell (Will Mellor) put into the restaurant.
But it wasn't long before Jacob realised his dad Damon had an ulterior motive, once he shared details of a new olive oil supplier, who would be smuggling drugs into the Bistro.
Jacob was left terrified at jeopardising his new start on the cobbles and when he was forced to take a delivery for covertly hidden drugs, he nearly fell to pieces with nerves.
The storyline continued on Friday evening, when in the ginnel Damon gave Jacob a beating for flushing the drugs – telling him that if he wanted to protect Amy, he needed to disappear for good.
Jacob then told Nick how Damon was smuggling drugs through the restaurant, adding that he had no choice but to leave as Amy's life was in danger.
Hearing Amy entering the flat, a desperate Jacob pretended he was on the phone dealing drugs in deeply upsetting scenes, leaving Amy horrified to think he was up to his old tricks.
In later scenes, Jacob shouted at Amy saying her expensive habits had driven him back to his old ways, but Corrie fans at home knew the truth.
Coronation Street fans were left heartbroken at the devastating scenes, after many had come around to Jacob after he rehabilitated his image on the soap.
After Jacob left the cobbles in tears in a cab fans took to Twitter to bemoan the character’s exit, with many upset he never told Amy the truth.
One wrote: “Why does Jacob have to hurt Amy he should just say the truth,” as a second added: “My heart is breaking for Jacob.”
“Oh Jacob. Y’all better find a way to get them back together bc they’re actually adorable,” a third fan tweeted.
Another penned: “Just tell her Jacob for God's sake man,” as a fellow fan wrote: “Jacob being nasty to Amy instead of telling her the truth is ridiculous.”
“I know Jacob is being like this because he thinks it’ll protect Amy but wouldn’t it not be easier for him to tell the truth like he did to Nick?” one fan asked.
Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV.
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