Coronation Street fans left divided as Gail Platt leaves show after 50

Coronation Street fans have been left divided after Gail Platt made an emotional exit from the ITV soap after 50 years.

The Weatherfield icon – played by actress Helen Worth – has swapped the cobbles for a new life in France with her new husband, Jesse Chadwick.

Her final episode aired this evening and ended with Gail disappearing into the sunset, leaving her family behind. As the newlyweds drove off to begin their new chapter, Jesse asked Gail: “Are you ready Mrs Chadwick?”

She replied: “Ready as I’ll ever be, Mr Chadwick.”

In a moving scene with daughter Sarah earlier in the episode, Gail told her: “I know you’re the backbone. I know there’s lots you don’t tell me because you want to protect me.

“Don’t feel you have to carry them just because you’re the only daughter. Look after yourself. Choose happiness. You know you’ve alway been my favourite.”

Shortly before tying the knot, Gail also reunited with her mother, Audrey, who urged her to go and live her new life.

“If anyone deserves that villa sweetheart, it’s you,” Audrey told her.

Following tonight’s hour-long episode, Corrie fans have been sharing their reactions on X – formerly Twitter.

@lewispringle wrote: “Farewell Gail. After 50 years of heartache, laughter, awful family members and canals, she finally gets her happy ever after.

“Helen Worth is a legend, and she deserves the world. Thank you for everything.”

Gail has left Weatherfield to start a new life in France with her new husband, Jesse Chadwick -Credit:ITV

@DanJBrownMUFC said: “A great send off to Gail, she has been part of the fabric of this show for all the time I’ve watched it.

“From her rendition of ‘Firework’ to one of the most powerful moments I’ve seen in a soap her monologue giving us so many memories. Thank you Helen Worth.”

@LanaKlaineSWEN added: “Goodbye Gail you will be missed, Helen worth has been amazing.”

However, some fans were left disappointed by the episode.

@VictoriaMuzz posted: “What a disappointing exit for such a long standing character. She just swans off with her arch rivals ex, who’s as dodgy as a leftover Xmas Day prawn.”

@vilandeve added: “Sorry what. Justice for Gail that exit was awful.”

News of Helen’s exit from Corrie after 50 years of playing Gail came as a shock over the summer. She made her first appearance on Corrie at the age of 23 in 1974, 14 years after the viewers were first introduced to the people of Weatherfield.

The role of Gail was initially intended to be very minor, a friend of the more established character Tricia Hopkins, who was introduced as part of a new family. While they were written out of the show, Gail, the daughter of Audrey Roberts and Ted Page, remained.

Over the years, Gail has faced her fair share of joy, drama, and near-death experiences.

Confirming the reason behind her exit, Helen said in a statement: “This year felt like the perfect time to leave the show after celebrating 50 years in the most wonderful job on the most wonderful street in the world. I made the decision at the start of the year and spoke to the producers who were very kind and understanding.”

She added: “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.”

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