"It was the only end for her."
Last night, viewers were left heartbroken as Rana Habeeb died in Coronation Street.
Rana was killed in a building collapse, the day she married her fiancee, Kate.
And now, Bhavna Limbachia, who played Rana on the soap, has defended the decision to kill off the character in such a way.
Bhavna spoke to
The Sun, saying:
"When I told Kate Oates and Iain McLeod that I wanted to leave the show to try other things, it was my decision and my choice for Rana to die because it was the only fitting end to the character."
"Kate and Rana had fought so hard to be together and they had been through thick and thin together."
"I believe their love was so pure as two souls that there was no way that Rana was just going to have a change of heart, hop in a cab and leave."
"I felt that if they were to be separated, they had to be torn apart and it couldn’t have been their decision. The only way to go was if Rana were to die. Rana would never leave Kate, ever."
She added: "I am so grateful to Coronation Street and the writers and the producers for trusting me with such a big storyline with so much weight."
"It’s the best exit I could have ever wished for and I really hope the viewers like it."
It was heartbreaking, anyway.
