The fan-favourite character - who is played by 73-year-old actress Helen Worth - will leave the ITV soap which airs on Virgin Media in Ireland this year after having been a mainstay on the show since her 1974 debut.
Coronation Street bosses have been spilling on one of the exits on one of the show's best loved characters.The fan-favourite character - who is played by 73-year-old actress Helen Worth - will leave the ITV soap this year after having been a mainstay on the show since her 1974 debut. Show chiefs have now revealed Gail will be given a "happy ending" when she leaves Weatherfield.
The soap boss said Helen - who is due to start filming her final scenes in the coming weeks - had given the exit storyline her seal of approval. He continued: "Helen loves the storyline." He explained: "Gail's happy ending will be part of loads of other drama for the rest of the Platt family. It will be a catalyst for some explosive drama with betrayals and twists. Her departure will leave something in its wake."
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