Watch as Helen Worth breaks down in tears leaving Corrie after 50 years – as cast share inside look at her last day
HELEN Worth broke down in tears as she filmed her last ever scenes in a new video showing her final day on Coronation Street.
The actress – who has played Gail Platt for 50 years – bowed out yesterday in emotional scenes.
Often described as the most-suffering woman in soap, Gail finally got her happily ever after and left the cobbles with her husband Jesse to start a new life in France.
A new video released by ITV bosses shows the exact moment the director yelled ‘cut’ on Helen’s final scenes as her on-screen family gathered around her in the Platt house.
When Helen, 73, realised crowds of cast and crew were growing behind the cameras to see her off, she broke down in tears.
Soap execs had stood down filming for the rest of the show on the day for the special moment.
Addressing them all, Helen said through a cracked voice: “The reason I’ve been here all these years, and it’s a lot of years, It’s more than I can think about really, Is because of all of you people that have been here for, well, some of you for all of those fifty years and others for half of that time.
“But I couldn’t have done any of it without you. I really couldn’t. You are the most amazing team of people, and I really do say thank you.
“And as for this lot, who didn’t tell me (about this). Oh God, I love them so much.
“I don’t quite know what I’m going to do without you. But thank you for everything.”
Coronation Street bosses had recently been accused of ‘disrespect’ towards Helen by furious fans.
Originally, it had been announced that Gail’s final episode would be kept off streaming platform ITVX in order for fans to all tune in to the linear TV broadcast that evening.
However, Corrie execs completed a U-turn and decided to release Gail’s final ever appearance early at 7am.
It meant that there was a huge chance that her final exit was ruined for many fans that chose t watch the episode as it goes went out on TV.
Coronation Street Christmas and New Year schedule
ITVX won't host early episodes for some days, but soap bosses have yet to confirm which dates won't have an early release
Monday December 23 – 8pm ITV1 & ITVX
Tuesday December 24 – 8:45pm ITV1 & ITVX
Christmas Day – 7pm ITV1 & ITVX
Boxing Day – No episode
Friday December 27 – 8pm ITV1 & ITVX
Monday December 30 – 8pm ITV1 & ITVX
Tuesday December 31 – 8:15pm ITV1 & ITVX
New Year’s Day – 7pm ITV1 & ITVX