Channique portrays solicitor Dee-Dee Bailey in the show, who began a relationship with

Calum’s character Joel Deering last year. What followed next was a storyline that saw

Dee-Dee progress in her relationship with Joel, completely unaware he was hiding his true self.

Earlier this year, it was revealed that Joel was responsible for Lauren Bolton (Cait Fitton) going missing. It transpired this lawyer is actually an evil, manipulative individual who preys on vulnerable young women.

After meeting Lauren last year, Joel regularly paid her visits and gave her money to pay for food and water. As time ticked by, Joel manipulated Lauren into having sex with him as a repayment.

Once Dee-Dee discovered the real Joel Deering, she became determined to destroy him and put him behind bars. This situation changed dramatically a few days ago, however, as Kit (Jacob Roberts) and DS Lisa Swain (Vicky Myers) found Joel’s car on a bridge along with a note, which suggested he had ended his life.

In yesterday’s episode, Joel’s body was discovered in a river by a group of lads. The body was taken for a post-mortem, where Kit learnt that Joel was dead before he entered the water, meaning he had been murdered.

While the likes of Dee-Dee, Lauren, Ed Bailey (Trevor Michael Georges) and even DS Swain all remain prime suspects in the investigation, Joel’s death of course means we have said goodbye to Calum Lill.

For Channique Sterling-Brown, saying goodbye to someone she’s worked so closely with over the past year was tough. Reminiscing on her Instagram, the star recently shared a sweet montage video of her and Calum’s time in Weatherfield together.

With the video including clips of them walking to set and having fun behind the scenes, the star wrote alongside:

‘RIP Joel Deering. You were flipping awful but you came in the form of one of my best mates and for that I’m very grateful. A year of shenanigans, endless brews, rehearsing only to get distracted and you carrying all my stuff.

She added: ‘We’ve been grumpy, giddy, cried (okay I’ve cried) but most of all we’ve laughed. Thanks for the best year Cal, I wouldn’t have wanted to tell DeeDee and Joel’s story with anyone else. Right that’s enough being nice now, we can’t afford for that head of yours to get any bigger😒

‘Over and out x’.

In the comments, Calum responded: ‘Maaaaate 🥺🥺🥺 this set me right off! So many good memories 💜 I’m gonna miss you so much… I’ll even miss having to carry your things everywhere.’