Alexandra Mardell has admitted she nicked a pink fur coat from the Coronation Street wardrobe as a reminder of her character Emma Brooker.
The 28-year-old actress is quitting the ITV soap after four years playing the bubbly barmaid.
But before she says farewell to the cobbles, she revealed she couldn’t resist taking a few ‘Emma’ souvenirs.
“I actually pinched quite a few bits – but I was allowed to pinch them,” she told OK! magazine.
“I took a really big pink fur coat that Emma wore on her hen do, which I’ll probably never wear in real life, but it’s nice to have it – but for me the priority was Emma’s pink check skirt.”
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Emma’s exit is set to air on ITV very soon, but details of how she will leave the long-standing soap have been kept under wraps.
The much-loved character was recently involved in some big storylines, including being duped by love rat Curtis.
He was set to marry Emma before she found out he had faked having a life-threatening heart condition, even though there was nothing wrong with him.
Money from the charity set up for her younger brother Oliver, who died from mitochondrial disease, also mysteriously went missing.
This year viewers watched as Emma was involved in a tragic accident which resulted in the death of an elderly man called Ted.
Emma was giving flatmate Faye Windass a driving lesson when they hit Ted as he crossed the road.
The girls helped him back to his flat and all seemed fine, but they later discovered he had died.
Faye’s boyfriend, policeman Craig Tinker, helps the pair cover their tracks when Faye realises one of her false nails has come off in Ted’s sink.
He later quit the police, saying he couldn’t carry on working for the force knowing he had covered up a crime.
Emma has since grown close to Ted’s grandson, Jon, after meeting him at the funeral and the pair have enjoyed a string of dates.
While things seem fine for now, is their dark secret about to come out – and will Faye or Emma pay for what they have done?
Soap bosses have previously hinted Emma’s exit could be connected to Ted's death - and possible theories are Emma could be sent to prison or go on the run.
Actress Alexandra hasn't ruled out a future return to Corrie, as she confirmed her character would not be killed off.
The star revealed she was pleased with her final scenes and exit plot, but added she was "emotional" and "overwhelmed" on set when it came to wrapping up.
She shared: "As soon as the AD said ‘that's a wrap, that’s Alexandra’s last scene,’ I burst into tears uncontrollably. I could not stop and I didn’t know what was wrong with me.”
Speaking to The Mirror and other press on her decision to quit the soap, Alexandra said: "It was really, really difficult.
"Even now I'm like what have I done! I know it was right for me, but I can see so easily why people stay there for 20, 60 years, because it is such an amazing place to work.
"But I just wanted to play another character. As much as I’ve got to explore Emma in so many different ways there's so many other people I would like to give a go as well."
•Coronation Street airs Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 7:30pm and 8:30pm on ITV
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