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Privacy NoticeCoronation Street character Gail Platt, played by the legendary Helen Worth, is set to bid farewell to the cobbles with a storyline that promises to leave fans smiling. After nearly 50 years on the show, it’s been confirmed that Gail will not meet a grim fate when she exits. The soap’s executive producer Iain MacLeod spilled the beans to the Daily Star’s Hot TV column, saying: “Gail won’t die. It didn’t feel like killing her off would be right. Gail’s exit is a brilliant story. I thought, ‘What do the viewers want to see?’.” He added: “Gail has had a hard life. She had a difficult childhood and she disastrous marriages. So, we though what viewers really want is a happy ending for her, so that what we’re doing.” Helen who is gearing up to film her final scenes, is reportedly thrilled with her character’s send-off. Iain revealed: “Helen loves the storyline.”
Gail’s exit is said to be a “brilliant story”
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“Recently, she described it by saying, ‘It’s the perfect ending for Gail’, so I can sleep soundly at night. You don’t want to inflict an ending on someone after 50 years that they’re not happy with.” Iain also hinted that Gail’s departure will have a huge impact on her family, including her children Sarah and David, stirring up emotions and drama in true Corrie fashion, reports the Mirror. He disclosed: “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.”
Her character has had a lot of ups and downs over the years
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Only last month, Helen made an announcement that she’d be departing from Coronation Street before 2024 draws to a close, with the soap’s powers at be revealing Gail would “bid farewell to Weatherfield in a major storyline for the Platt family”. Sharing her sentiment through a statement, she expressed: “I made the decision at the start of the year and spoke to the producers who were very kind and understanding.” “I have been truly blessed to have been given the most incredible scripts week in week out, and to have worked with fantastic actors, directors and a brilliant crew. The past 50 years have flown by and I don’t think the fact that I am leaving has quite sunk in yet.”Story SavedYou can find this story in My Bookmarks.Or by navigating to the user icon in the top right.Follow OK! MagazineFacebookTwitterCommentMore OnCoronation StreetDrama
