Two Coronation Street stars have potentially dropped a hint that they’re going to leave the ITV soap soon.

Jonathan Howard currently portrays Carl Webster in the show, the troublesome son of Debbie Webster (Sue Devaney).

To say that Carl is a bad man is absolutely an understatement. Away from the affair he had with Kevin Webster’s (Michael Le Vell) partner Abi (Sally Carman), Carl has been seen taking advantage of Debbie, who has dementia.

After stealing money from her, Carl framed Debbie for the crash that impacted the way Corriedale played out. Prior to it happening, a drunk Carl was driving down the road with Debbie in the passenger side. The collision happened, and Carl moved Debbie behind the wheel while she was still unconscious.

When Debbie woke up, she struggled to completely recall what happened, which meant she spent time believing she was partially responsible for Billy Mayhew’s (Daniel Brocklebank) death.

Debbie learnt the truth about the crash, and how Carl framed her, but still took the fall for his actions. The reason for protecting him was later revealed, as viewers learnt that Carl is actually Debbie’s son, not her brother.

A couple of weeks ago, Carl entered the spotlight as one of the five Weatherfield residents who may end up being the dead body discovered by Betsy Swain (Sydney Martin) in April.

As speculation continues, star Jonathan Howard recently fuelled the theory he may say goodbye to the cobbles soon. During a chat with soaps guru Sharon Marshall in an episode of This Morning, Jonathan spoke about how much he’s enjoyed his time at Coronation Street.

With black eye makeup on his face, Jonathan confirmed that Carl will get into even more trouble soon, and then said: ‘I’ve had a really good time here. I’ve thoroughly enjoyed it. We’ll see what happens in the future’.

Of course, speaking in past tense as though he’s not sticking around for much longer could’ve been deliberate to get fans believing Carl will end up dead in a few months time. Was it a red herring, or did Jonathan slip up?

Alongside Carl, another character listed is Jodie Ramsey (Olivia Frances-Brown).

The character was introduced to us at the start of this year as Shona Platt’s (Julia Goulding) sister. As well as wanting to get revenge on her sibling for leaving the family home years ago, Jodie also seems to take great pleasure in causing misery for others.

Star Olivia Frances-Brown shared a picture of herself as Jodie on her Instagram this week. In the caption, she said something that also left us suspicious.

‘Came to the cobbles looking for closure and maybe a bit of chaos. How are we all liking Jodie? Would you trust her? Thank you for all the kind messages. I’ve loved every second of bringing her to life’, she wrote.

Has Olivia confirmed she’s left her role as Jodie already by saying that she’s ‘loved every second of bringing her to life’?

Or was it a clever way of encouraging more speculation with the fans?