There were tears on and off screen as Jacob Hay left the Coronation Street cobbles after becoming popular with soap watchers. Former drug dealer Jacob, played by Jack James Ryan, cried as he left in the back of a taxi in a shock exit on Friday night (January 13).
Fans of the ITV soap, viewers protested as they saw a distraught Jacob forced to leave Weatherfield after his girlfriend Amy Barlow's life was threatened. Poor Jacob had worked hard to turn his life around after being introduced in 2021 as a dealer groomed by Harvey Gaskell, who ensnared Simon Barlow into their gang.
Last year he returned as a reformed character and was revealed to be Amy Barlow's secret boyfriend.. As well as winning the hearts of viewers, he eventually gained the trust of her parents Steve and Tracy.
