Coronation Street's Ruxandra Porojnicu, who plays Alina Pop, has sparked fears she is leaving the soap - after posting a series of snaps at what looks like a leaving party.
Ruxandra is currently involved in heartbreaking Corrie storylines that have seen Alina miscarry her baby with Tyrone Dobbs after a fire that was deliberately started at their flat by troubled youngster Hope Stape.
Now Corrie fans have voiced their "suspicions" that Ruxandra's latest social media posts hint that she will soon be leaving the soap.
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Sharing photos from what fans fear was a "leaving do", Ruxandra said on Twitter: "This week has been such a lovely one!!
"And it’s all thanks to the wonderful people I spent time with.
"I wish I had a pic with each of you but you know who you are. Thank You!"
Photos of the night out, at Manchester's Australasia restaurant and adjoining Sunset bar on Spinningfields showed Ruxandra sitting with her on-screen love Tyrone, aka actor Alan Halsall, alongside Jennie McAlpine who plays Tyrone's ex Fiz Stape, and Alexandra Mardell who plays Alina's flatmate Emma Brooker.
She also shared an image with Alexandra and Sair Khan who plays Alya Nazir and Charlotte Jordan who plays Daisy Midgely.
On her instagram she also shared pictures of a bouquet of flowers, with her co-stars sending love heart messages in the comments.
It has fuelled rumours that Ruxandra was at her leaving do with soap friends at the weekend.
One fan replied to say: "I hope I am wrong Ruxandra but you have been out with a few different colleagues recently and it looks like they are leaving parties I don't expect a reply but I really hope you are staying put for a while longer."
Another added: "Lovely photos, Ruxandra. Thank you for "sharing". They do, though, have a bit of a 'Leaving Do' vibe - I hope I'm wrong!"
A third said: "Really hope these are not leaving do photos coz I want u in Corrie for many years to come u brilliant actress."
We approached Coronation Street for comment and they said they: "never comment on storyline speculation".
What we do know is that Alina will this week find out on Coronation Street that Tyrone has been hiding the terrible secret about who started the fire.
But it is not yet known how devastated Alina will respond.
Last week Romanian actress Ruxandra, 28, had enjoyed another dinner out with co-stars - with the soap's Maureen Lipman and the returning Rula Lenska, who has been filming major new scenes on the soap amid rumours a character is about to be killed off.
Soap stars were spotted filming what looked like a funeral scene - and fans reckon it could be Weatherfield icon Norris Cole who may be about to suffer an off-screen death.
Norris actor Malcolm Hebden, 81, announced his retirement from acting in January.
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