In this week’s biggest soap spoiler news, more Coronation Street departures were confirmed as the soap gears up for some major storylines.

Elsewhere, EastEnders teased a new surprise for Sonia Fowler and Bianca Jackson, and Emmerdale promised answers over John Sugden at last.

Did you miss any gossip this week? Don’t worry, as we’re on hand with our weekly Sunday guide to the biggest soap headlines from the past seven days.

1. Coronation Street confirms Debbie Webster’s exit

Coronation Street bosses officially confirmed Debbie Webster’s dementia storyline this week, following months of rumours surrounding the plans for the popular character’s future.

Upcoming scenes see Debbie diagnosed with young onset dementia following the recent troubles she’s been experiencing with her memory.

There’s a long road ahead for Debbie beyond this, with Corrie chiefs confirming that her journey will play out for the “coming months and years”.

Sue Devaney, who plays Debbie, commented: “Obviously, down the line, you don’t survive dementia. So I knew that the story would eventually come to an end and my character would come to an end.

“This was my first job when I was 16 and I left after a year and now it will be coming to an end again. But I also realised this was a really important story to tell and is a really fantastic opportunity to act.”

Read the full story: Coronation Street star responds to claims she’s “furious” over Debbie story

2. Coronation Street exit ahead for Lou

Following last week’s big news that Mick Michaelis will be leaving the cobbles this summer, we now know that the bad boy’s wife Lou will be joining him.

Corrie bosses confirmed this week that Mick and Lou were only ever brought in to cause chaos in Weatherfield for a finite stint. Actors Joe Layton and Farrel Hegarty signed up for this fixed-term run when they first joined the ITV soap at the end of last year.

Mick and Lou are currently making enemies among the established characters and their antics are building to a bigger storyline which will play out over the coming months.

Read the full story: Coronation Street newcomer to leave soap after “major storyline”

3. Natalie Anderson joins Coronation Street

Former Emmerdale and Hollyoaks star Natalie Anderson is returning to the soap world this month with a new guest role on Coronation Street.

Natalie is playing Weatherfield newcomer Danielle, who’s connected to Todd Grimshaw’s new love interest Theo Silverton.

Natalie is best known to soap fans for playing Alicia Gallagher on Emmerdale and Lexi Calder on Hollyoaks.

Read the full story: Former Emmerdale star Natalie Anderson lands new soap role

4. Coronation Street’s Rovers Return could change hands

There’s bad news for Jenny Connor in upcoming Coronation Street episodes as Carla Connor announces that she’s putting the Rovers Return up for sale.

Carla makes her decision as she wants to pay back the debts she ran up when trying to save her life with her recent kidney transplant.

Jenny begs to be offered first refusal on the pub, but it’s unclear whether Carla will play ball after their recent tensions.

On his last day of filming recently, Corrie star Colson Smith offered a glimpse of the future by sharing a picture of the pub with a For Sale sign clearly on display…

Read the full story: Coronation Street confirms another big change for the Rovers Return

5. EastEnders’ Sonia and Bianca deal with mystery arrival

EastEnders fans can expect more drama for Sonia Fowler and Bianca Jackson in the build-up to both characters leaving the Square.

Advance spoilers revealed for Monday, April 14 have revealed that the duo are soon “rocked by a mystery arrival”, leading to a “shock discovery” and a big decision that needs to be made.

Natalie Cassidy and Patsy Palmer, who play Sonia and Bianca, recently filmed their final scenes for the BBC soap.

Read the full story: EastEnders teases mystery arrival for Sonia Fowler in advanced spoilers

6. Emmerdale’s John Sugden secrets to finally be revealed

Emmerdale bosses are about to deliver answers over John Sugden’s mysterious behaviour.

The show is promising that viewers will “finally see the real John Sugden” in next week’s episodes, as the secrets and lies that surround him are finally explored in a series of flashback scenes.

Emmerdale‘s producer Laura Shaw commented: “Since enigmatic and inscrutable John Sugden arrived on our screens last summer, he’s managed to hide some pretty big secrets from his family and friends.

“As his clandestine acts are revealed, the audience has an opportunity to really get inside John’s mind and to finally understand exactly what this mysterious character is really about.”

Read the full story: Emmerdale to expose John Sugden truth in flashback scenes

7. Emmerdale to expose Nate’s fate

Emmerdale‘s Amy Walsh gave a sneaky tease for the future this week, as she revealed that her character Tracy Robinson will discover the truth about Nate’s death soon.

Amy confirmed that she’s just starting to film the scenes where Tracy starts to find out that there’s more to Nate’s departure than meets the eye.

Tracy currently believes that Nate has blocked all contact after deciding to relocate for a new job in Shetland. However, viewers know that Nate is dead after his body was spotted in the lake in the recent limo crash episodes.

Amy commented: “It’s been a long time coming – so long. Tracy has had all these feelings that Nate’s done badly to her, and finally poor Nate gets his justice.

“It’s such a journey for Tracy to take. I’ve just got some new scripts through and it’s really juicy stuff for me.”

Read the full story: Emmerdale star confirms Nate Robinson’s fate will be exposed

8. Home and Away’s Tane Parata threatened in baby plot

Home and Away‘s Tane Parata faces his worst nightmare in an emotional new storyline, as Harper Matheson threatens to block his access to their baby son.

The nasty row unfolds after some heartbreaking scenes aired for the couple on Australian screens this week.

Fans know that Tane has always been desperate for a child – could he now miss out on his big chance again? Or can Tane and Harper pull together for the sake of their unborn son?

These scenes air on Channel 5 in May.

Read the full story: Home and Away‘s Tane Parata to receive shocking threat in baby plot

9. New Home and Away wedding teased

Home and Away couple Cash Newman and Eden Fowler could finally get their chance to walk down the aisle.

Scenes on air in Australia this week saw Eden confide in her brother Levi and friend Kirby about how she’s ready to get engaged again.

Despite some troubling doubts about whether Cash could hurt her again, Eden is keen to get their relationship back to the way it was before their split. Will they finally get a wedding date booked in?

Read the full story: Home and Away confirms the show’s next wedding storyline

10. Neighbours character returns after 38 years

Neighbours welcomes back Jane Harris’s mum Amanda later this month.

Amanda is heading to Erinsborough as the newest resident for the Eirini Rising retirement community.

Briony Behets is reprising her role as Amanda after 38 years. Since Amanda’s last appearance in 1987, Briony has played another character, Kate Newton, in 2008.

Read the full story: Neighbours to bring back character after 38-year absence

11. Neighbours return for Lucy Robinson

Lucy Robinson is returning to Neighbours in the show’s final months.

The news was revealed in a behind-the-scenes video this week, as fan favourite Melissa Bell was filmed alongside co-stars Stefan Dennis (Paul Robinson) and Lakota Johnson (Taye Obasi).

Lucy was last seen in February 2024.

Read the full story: Neighbours fans spot returning character in behind-the-scenes video

12. Hollyoaks’ flashback special

Hollyoaks delves into the show’s “missing year” next week as a big episode explores some of the key events that have only been mentioned in dialogue until now.

Viewers will see how Mercedes McQueen and Leela Lomax became confidantes for each other while both going through difficult times in their lives.

Jamie Lomas is back for a cameo as Warren Fox in the special episode, and the truth about newcomer Tommy’s backstory with Joel Dexter will finally be revealed.