Coronation Street star Alex Bain has urged people to 'be kind' as he shared an emotional message. The actor, who is famed for playing Simon Barlow in the ITV soap, shared the typed-out message to his Instagram Story as he told them he'd be quitting social media 'for a while'.
Alex, 21, posted on his Instagram stories, telling followers that ‘due to recent personal life events’, he is ‘taking a break from all forms of social media. It comes after he deleted all traces of his fiancee from his profile, which boasts more than 24,000 followers.
"I’m sure you can all understand," he continued. "I will still be around, however because of certain numbers of comments made on the recent articles, and numerous other personal reasons, I will stepping away for a while to work on myself and personal healing. For now, unless it’s necessary for me to be here, I will be very absent for a while."
