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Inside Gail Platt's final Corrie episode - from backstage tears to last minute rewrite


Coronation Street favourite Gail Platt will leave Weatherfield for good this Christmas Day as actress Helen Worth bows out of the ITV soap after 50 years

Helen with her on-screen son, played by Jack P Shepherd (Image: ITV) Gail Platt dropped a bombshell on her family recently, revealing her plans to tie the knot with Jesse and start anew in the south of France. Corrie's head honcho Kate teased that some major revelations are on the horizon, hinting that "secrets come to the forefront" and Gail is in for a rude awakening as betrayal from her nearest and dearest comes to light. In a fun twist, Helen paid homage to Gail's five ex-husbands - Brian Tilsley, Martin Platt, Richard Hillman, Joe McIntyre and Michael Rodwell - by wearing a special T-shirt.

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