Tristan Gemmill recalls emotional impact of Coronation Street exit

Actor Tristan Gemmill has shared that watching his dramatic exit from the ITV soap Coronation Street caused significant distress for his children. Gemmill, who played Robert Preston from 2015 to 2019, recalled deciding to watch his final episode with his family on Christmas Day.

The character's departure involved a violent storyline where Robert was shot at the Rovers Return and subsequently died from cardiac arrest in the hospital. Gemmill described the scene as a “hell of an exit” and noted that he spent hours calming his children down after they were upset by the footage.

Gemmill remains in contact with several former co-stars and is set to appear in the stage play “Twelve Angry Men” alongside other soap veterans including Bill Ward and Ben Nealon.