Georgia May Foote 'was axed from Coronation Street after refusing to have her character convert to Islam'
Georgia refused to follow storyline claims ex Coronation Street star, Marc Anwar
Soap bosses wanted her character to convert to Islam
Georgia was written out of Corrie in 2014 after five years in the role admitting that it 'wasn't her decision'
Georgia May Foote was axed from Coronation Street after refusing to have her character convert to Islam, according to former co-star Marc Anwar.
The 62-year-old actor told The Sun On Sunday that following Georgia's decision not to go through with the storyline, her character Katie Armstrong was written out in 2014.
Marc himself was axed from the the ITV soap in 2016 after he was revealed to have posted racially offensive tweets, with his character Sharif Nazir abruptly leaving Weatherfield in the thick of a dramatic affair storyline.