Former Coronation Street star, Marc Anwar has posted an apology video on YouTube following his sacking from the British soap.
Anwar was dismissed 'with immediate effect' over the weekend following a racist Twitter rant about Indian people on his private account.
In the video, Anwar apologies to anyone who was offended by his 'moment of madness' but also tries to offer context as to the frame of mind he was in when he sent the tweets.
Anwar joined Corrie in 2014 as businessman Sharif Nazir. In the past few weeks, his character has been at the centre of a massive affair storyline which it is believed was earmarked to feature heavily in the show's Christmas episodes. However now that Anwar has been dismissed, the show's writers will need to find a way to creatively write his character out and plan storylines to replace the affair plot.
It is still unknown as to whether any scenes that Anwar has already filmed for the show will air as planned.
