Fans were gutted when Jacob Hay had no choice but to leave the cobbles - leading to an exit from Coronation Street for Jack James Ryan. The actor first arrived on the street as the bad boy back in 2021.
Viewers of the ITV soap were disgusted by the character as he groomed an impressionable Simon Barlow into joining his drugs gang. But it wasn't long before the character disappeared after crossing the gang's ring leader, Harvey Gaskell, who just so happens to be his uncle.
Last year, the character returned to the cobbles and secretly struck up a romantic relationship with Amy Barlow. He has since been able to turn his life around, getting a solid job at Underworld while also settling in with Amy's family. That was until his estranged dad made an appearance in Weatherfield.
