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BREAKING: Coronation Street star Bruno Langley pleads guilty in court

Actor has appeared at Manchester Magistrates' Court today

Coronation Street actor Bruno Langley has appeared in court facing charges of sexually assaulting two woman at a Manchester music venue.

The 34-year-old entered a guilty plea on both counts at Manchester Magistrates’ Court this morning.

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Reporting live from the court, the Manchester Evening News has said he admitted to touching two different women without their consent at Band on the Wall nightclub on October 1.

After confirming his name, date of birth and nationality, he entered his guilty plea.

At the time of his arrest, Greater Manchester Police said they’d received a report from a woman in her 30s who had been sexually assaulted.

Then a second woman, in her 20s, came forward and more charges were brought.

Bruno left the soap after the allegations were made and in a statement that was released before he was charged, he said:

“Sadly, I will no longer be working on Coronation Street. Acting on the show has been the fulfilment of a personal dream.

“Playing the role of Todd Grimshaw since I was 17 years old has been a huge part of my life, and an absolute honour.

“I would like to thank all of my friends who work on the show for their love, friendship and support during this extremely difficult period.”

Read more: Bruno Langley accused of sexual assault by a second woman

It has since been revealed that his final scenes will air on Christmas Eve.

Many are speculating he will become evil Pat Phelan’s next victim as he stumbles across some things that could incriminate his stepdad.

Bruno joined the soap as Todd Grimshaw in 2001 and was the first openly gay character on the street, after sharing a kiss with his then-girlfriend, Sarah Platt’s brother, Nick Tilsley.

He’s currently in a relationship with vicar Billy, and last night discovered that Billy killed someone in a car crash years ago.


Carena Crawford
Associate Editor (Soaps)