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Coronation Street icon breaks silence on shock exit and admits it 'came as a surprise'


Coronation Street star Alan Halsall has spoken out following the news that Helen Worth will be leaving the soap, after 50 years of playing Gail Platt on the cobbles

The Tyronne Dobbs actor was stunned to learn that after 50 fabulous years, Helen, who plays Gail Platt, would be leaving the ITV series. The Coronation Street stalwart Helen Worth, who has portrayed the iconic Gail Platt for 50 years, stunned fans with her decision to leave the cobbles to pursue new adventures, reports the Liverpool Echo. Her ill-fated marriage to Richard Hillman was one of the most ground-breaking stories in soap history and cemented Gail's already established status as one of the Corrie greats."

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