Helen Worth has spoken out on why she really left Coronation Street - a year and a half after the high-profile soap exit.
The actress, 75, played the iconic character of Gail Platt for 50 years and has now spoken in a new interview about what led her to say goodbye to the show.
During her time on the show Helen was married five times, including to Brian Tilsey (Christopher Quinten), who was tragically stabbed to death, and Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), one of the soap's long-serving characters.
Helen had been at the centre of an array of explosive storylines, including her daughter Sarah's teenage pregnancy, and the death of her fourth debt-ridden 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 found out her husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) was a serial killer.
Helen has spoken out about how filming felt increasingly tough and tiring particularly in the last year before she left - which cemented her decision to step away.
Helen Worth has spoken out on why she really left Coronation Street - a year and a half after the high-profile soap exit
The actress, 75, played the iconic character of Gail Platt for 50 years and has now spoken in a new interview about what led her to say goodbye to the show
She told The Sun: 'It was only a bit towards the end when I got a bit tired. But the first, how many years? 49 years, were a dream.'
Helen added: 'My final husband, John Thomson, was absolutely gorgeous to me, because by then I was rattling a bit. It was around about 4,000 episodes and I was rattling a little bit.'
She added: 'I had good and bad days… but then you forget the bad days and you just remember the good days.'
Helen then said she wouldn't ever go back to the soap full time.
Helen shared a heartwarming goodbye message after her dramatic exit from on Day 2024.
The took to X to send a video to fans thanking them for following her throughout her time on the show.
Helen's final scenes were shown that Christmas in an emotional moment that saw her start 'day one of her new life' with husband Jesse Chadwick (John Thompson) abroad.
And following the emotional episode, Helen took to X to thank fans and promised more Platt family storylines to come.
One of Gail's most iconic moments came in a 2003 episode when she found out her husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) was a serial killer
