Coronation Street’s Helen Worth bursts into tears in behind the scenes look at her final Gail Platt scene after 50 years on the show

Coronation Street’s Helen Worth was left in tears as she finished her final scene for the soap’s Christmas special as she said goodbye after 50 years on set.

The soap star, who played Gail Platt, broadcast her memorable outing on Wednesday as she bid farewell to the iconic cobblestone streets.

In a behind-the-scenes look at Helen’s final moments on set, her final lines were spoken in a scene featuring her entire family in the Platt living room.

But Helen, 73, was unaware that hundreds of other cast and crew had secretly gathered to give her a rousing farewell.

When Helen noticed the large number of colleagues gathered behind the cameras, she burst into tears as applause and cheers echoed throughout the studio.

His voice cracking with emotion, he said, “The reason I’ve been here all these years, and it’s a lot of years, is more than I can really think of, is because of all of you who have been here, well, some of you.” you for all those 50 years and others for half that time.

But I couldn’t have done any of this without you. I really couldn’t. You are the most amazing team of people and I truly appreciate you.

‘And as for this group, who didn’t tell me (about this)? Oh God, I love them so much. I don’t really know what I’m going to do without you. But thanks for everything.’

Helen’s on-screen mother, Sue Nicholls, then said three cheers for Helen as the rest of the family fought back tears.

Jack P Shepherd, who played his son David Platt, said of the surprise: “It was important for all of us to be in his final scene and be able to give him the send-off he deserves.

“All the other crews filming that day left and there were hundreds of people there to say goodbye.”

Helen played Gail for half a century and during her time on the show she was married five times, including Brian Tilsey (Christopher Quinten), who was tragically stabbed to death, and Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), one of the soap’s characters since a long time ago. serving characters.

Helen has been at the center of a series of explosive stories, including her daughter Sarah’s teenage pregnancy and the death of her debt-ridden fourth husband, Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale), during a failed life insurance scheme.

One of Gail’s most iconic moments came in a 2003 episode, when she discovered that her husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) was a serial killer.

But Helen’s final scenes were shown on Christmas Day in an emotional moment that saw her begin the “first day of her new life” with her husband Jesse Chadwick (John Thompson) abroad.

And after the emotional episode, Helen took to X to thank fans and promised more Platt family stories to come.

Dressed in a smart blue jacket over a bright red turtleneck and sitting in her iconic living room, Helen said it had been a pleasure working on the soap and being part of the Platt family for so long.

She said: ‘Hello everyone. It’s wonderful to have this opportunity to say ta ta.

“It’s been a great 50 years and I just wanted to thank all of you, some of you who may have been watching for 50 years. Is there anyone?”

‘And those of you who have been watching for a few years, thank you.

‘Thank you for coming on the journey with me. I’ve had a great time.

‘I loved all the stories and of course it’s been wonderful to work with the wonderful Platts, which for me is what it’s all about and there will be more Platt stories and I hope you see them. Much love and thanks from me.’