Coronation Street star Andrew Lancel has admitted that his character deserves to be murdered.
The actor plays evil Frank Foster in the ITV1 soap, who is found lying dead in a pool of his own blood at Underworld tomorrow (March 5), leading to five of his enemies becoming suspects in his murder.
Carla returns to the factory alone to have it out with Frank. He ridicules her and then threatens to rape her again, leaving her fearing for her safety
Lancel revealed that he often struggled to forget about Frank's evil actions when he left work, meaning he was happy to bow out of the soap when he did.
"I would learn my lines at work or stay over at a friend's house. Frank is not a character you want to bring home. I did that right up until the end but there was one day when I didn't get time to shake him off," he told the Daily Star Sunday.
"After we finished I had to rush off as we had a problem with childcare for my son. I hadn't even had time to take my make-up off. I'd only been in the house a few minutes and my wife Lou was like, 'You need to go and have a glass of wine and just shut up'. She was right. I popped out to my local pub and it didn't take me long."
Speaking of his exit, he added: "I'll certainly miss everyone at Corrie, it really has been the best year of my life but I won't miss Frank. He had it coming and, as everyone will see, he gets what he deserves.
"I think the show is just so cool at the moment. It never really felt like I was leaving as I was always going. When you join a show and get into a relationship with Carla Connor (Alison King) you are going to die.
"She is the black widow of the Street. When they offered me the part it was pretty clear in my head that he was going to die. I wouldn't, shouldn't, couldn't have continued with him anyway just because of how much of a monster he was and it was never an option anyway."
Lancel, who is up for 'Best Villain' at this year's British Soap Awards, added that fans are in for a "real treat" when Frank's killer is revealed.
He has described Frank's departure as "classic Corrie", teasing that the killer could be any of the five suspects.
