Coronation Street spoilers follow.
Coronation Street has revealed a first look at Summer Spellman waving goodbye to Weatherfield for a while.
Summer is leaving the cobbles to study abroad for a few months, but she won't be gone for good.
Last month, Summer was offered the chance to move to the US for an extended trip throughout the spring.
Summer considered declining the opportunity as she didn't want to be apart from Paul Foreman, who has Motor Neurone Disease (MND) and may only have a few months left to live.
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Next week, Summer makes her final decision as she books her flight to Boston.
Billy Mayhew is pleased to see Summer putting herself first and he agrees to cook a roast dinner so she can celebrate with him, Paul, Todd Grimshaw and Bernie Winter.
Later in the week, Billy, Paul and Todd all say an emotional farewell to Summer as she sets off for the airport.
Summer is driven away in a cab as her break from Weatherfield gets under way.
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Digital Spy understands that Harriet Bibby, who plays Summer, hasn't left the cast of Coronation Street and will be back later in the summer.
Speaking to The Lincolnite newspaper earlier this year, Harriet commented: "I am fully invested in Corrie and have not done any other acting bits.
"I don't have any solid plans to leave the show, but there is always something in the back of my head that I would love to do more theatre work.
"I teach singing, so feed into my love of theatre through that."
Coronation Street airs Summer's temporary departure on Wednesday, March 27.
Coronation Street airs on Mondays, Wednesdays and Fridays at 8pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX.
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