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As Coronation Street viewers prepare to say a fond farewell to Gail Platt, the Mirror takes a look at soap icon Helen Worth's agonising heartache after her first marriage fell apart

Helen celebrated 50 years of playing the Platt Matriarch over the summer before her Christmas Day exit from the cobbles

Coronation Street's longstanding, long-suffering character Gail will bid farewell to Weatherfield on Christmas Day, after 50 years on the cobbles. Actress Helen Worth has stuck with the character through thick and thin since 1974, and fans have seen Gail weather many domestic dramas, romances, bust-ups and even prison.

The 73-year-old actress has appeared on the show since 1974 but will make her final appearance on the famous cobbles on Christmas Day.

Coronation Street's Gail Platt is set to bid farewell to the cobbles for good as she embarks on a fresh start in France with her new husband

In an exclusive chat with The Mirror, Jack P Shepherd, who portrays David Platt, disclosed his role in instigating a pivotal alteration to the final scene ever filmed by Helen Worth as Gail. With filming schedules not always aligning with onscreen sequence, it turned out Helen's concluding scenes as Gail didn't include her screen family entirely.

Coronation Street's Gail Platt is about to bid a final farewell to the cobbles as she leaves Weatherfield for good to start a new life in France with her new husband - but will she get the happy ending she deserves?