The actor – who played Mason Radcliffe in the ITV soap – has opened up about his feelings when bosses told he would be leaving the soap in a dramatic knife crime storyline that has seen his character brutally mu4dered.

A young man with a stab wound sits bleeding on the ground.
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Mason was brutally mu4dered in tonight’s episode of Coronation StreetCredit: ITV

Luca Toolan on the "This Morning" TV show.
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Actor Luca has opened up about leaving Coronation StreetCredit: Rex
He said: “Of course when I first heard there was a mixture of emotions because I was sad that Mason was going to d!e and that means I would be leaving, but equally I was really excited and honoured to be part of this storyline because it’s an incredibly important issue that needs to be tackled.

“I feel so privileged to have had this opportunity to start my professional career at Coronation Street and what a great time I’ve had.”

And he’s had to keep the secret for almost a year.

He added: “I found out around February or March time so it was a long time coming. It gave me the opportunity to do a lot of research into the storyline which was great.”

The scenes saw Mason st@bbed by his brothers after his pal Dylan brought a knife in an attempt to defend him.

Mason stumbled to a playground and sat until Abi Webster found him and desperately tried to save him.

He was rushed to hospital but sadly d!ed.

And Luca found it exhausting.

He said: “It was exhausting to film but amazing. I was so focused and a storyline like this is what you crave as an actor.

“I love the long days and working my butt off and even filming outside in the cold.
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“Every single day I would wake up and be absolutely buzzing to go to work.

“The full crew were so supportive and created an environment that you could put yourself in that emotional headspace and get on with it.

“It was an amazing experience filming those scenes.”

Viewers watched the devastating twist tonight but Luca was not amongst them.

He said: “I don’t particularly like to watch myself with other people anyway, so I’m not sure if I could watch this one with anyone.”

But he’s planning to continue working after Corrie, adding: “I love acting so much and I really hope I’ll continue doing it.

“I’ve seriously learned so much from Corrie and I’m so grateful to everyone involved there. As for my future, I’m not sure what it holds but the saying I like to say is: ‘I’m aiming for the stars and if I miss, I’ll hit the moon’”.