Is Norris from Corrie dead in real life? No, Malcolm Hebden, the actor who played Norris, is still alive, but the character really died in the ITV series.

Norris Cole is one of the longest-running characters from the hit ITV soap opera Coronation Street.

The series first premiered in 1960 and has been on-air for more than five decades. The show had seen a lot of departures and new entries in its run that leave the viewers excited and wanting for more.

The show saw yet another departure in September 2021. Norris Cole, one of the fan-favorite characters, died off-screen on September 15 episode.

Is Norris From Corrie Dead In Real Life?

No, Norris from Corrie is not dead in real life. But the character’s exit from the ITV soap is related to the actor’s health.

Malcolm Hebden, who essays the character of Norris Cole, bid adieu to the show to focus on his health after suffering from a heart attack.

He made his final appearance on the show on June 24, 2020.

Now, the show finally decided to give closure to Norris’ character and killed it off in the recent episode.

The episode saw Rita Tanner and Ken Barlow discussing their old friend Norris Cole. Cole had been living in a retirement home and had got in touch with them to talk about some new gossip.

Tanner and Barlow agree to meet Norris but learns that he was rushed to the hospital after suffering from a stroke. It’s later revealed that Cole eventually passed away.

Malcolm Hebden Health Condition Update In 2021

Malcolm Hebden aka Norrie from Corrie suffered a silent heart attack in 2017, according to HITC.

Hebden initially disregarded the symptoms as minor chest pain. But, when he went to see his doctor, he was immediately rushed to the hospital for surgery that left him in a coma for three weeks.

He remained absent from Coronation Street from December 2017 to April 2019. However, he briefly re-appeared in the ITV soap in 2019 before finally calling it quits in 2020.

Hebden announced his retirement from acting in January 2021 at the age of 81.