Tina O'Brien rocks casual look after co-star's long-time exit

Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien cut a casual figure on Saturday as she was pictured leaving her gym in Manchester.

The actress, 40, – who portrays Sarah Platt in the long-running ITV soap opera – was spotted for the first time since her on-screen mum Helen Worth quit the cobbles earlier this week following 50 incredible years.

Tina looked sporty in a Dalmatian print sports bra and a pair of burgundy gym shorts for the intense workout session.

She layered up with a chunky knit cream cardigan which boasted striped panels on the sleeves and the number 78 as she headed towards her car.

The soap star completed the look with some pastel-coloured trainers, and white Nike socks, and further accessorised with a pair of gold statement earrings.

Coronation Street star Tina O’Brien cut a casual figure on Saturday as she was pictured leaving her gym in Manchester

The actress, 40, – who portrays Sarah Platt in the long-running ITV soap opera – was spotted for the first time since her on-screen mum Helen Worth (left) quit the cobbles earlier this week

Tina looked incredible as she sported a Dalmatian print sports bra and a pair of burgundy gym shorts for the intense workout session

Tina went makeup-free for the gym session and tied her blonde locks up in a loose bun allowing her bangs to frame her petite features.

She toted her essentials around in a large black gym bag and seemed in good spirits after completing her workout.

It comes after Helen Worth, 73, – who portrays Gail Platt a fan favourite in the hit soap – quit her role after successfully playing the character for 50 years from 1974.

The news devastated fans across the UK and some took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to speculate how her character’s storyline will end.

One fan pleaded: ‘Oh please let her go to Thailand. Don’t kill her off please.’;

‘How are they gonna wrap the Gail character up will they kill her off, will they leave it open for her to make appearances here n there, where does this leave Audrey. So many questions.’;

‘Oh gosh going to miss her. Another wonderful actress departing. Please give her a happy ending.’;

‘Better not be killing that character off. That would be a shoddy way for such a long standing character.’;

She layered up with a chunky knit cream cardigan which boasted striped panels on the sleeves and the number 78 as she headed towards her car

She completed the look with some pastel-coloured trainers, and white Nike socks, and further accessorised with a pair of gold statement earrings

The actress also embraced her natural beauty as she went makeup-free and seemed in good spirits after completing her workout

‘PLEASE let her have a happy ending! A nice husband who’s not a serial killer she can move away with. I’d return to watching Corrie for that.’

It’s not yet been revealed how Helen’s character Gail will leave the show, however, ITV confirmed that she will start filming her exit story next month and the ’emotional’ scenes will be on screen at the end of the year.

Sharing the news of her exit, Helen said: ‘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.’

‘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.’

Thankfully, Helen hasn’t had quite a dramatic life as her character, and once admitted she would ‘be in a mental institution’ if her life was like Gail’s.

She added: ‘I come home and see friends and go to the theatre. Luckily I find it quite easy to switch off – I’d be a nervous wreck if I didn’t.’

She was also pictured toting her essentials around in a large black gym bag as she got into her car

It comes after Helen Worth, 73, – who portrays Gail Platt a fan favourite in the hit soap – quit her role after successfully playing the character for 50 years from 1974 (pictured with Christopher Quinten in 1979)

Half a century after she first walked onto the cobbles, viewers will see Helen bid farewell to the street in a major storyline for her family, which includes son Nick Tilsley (Ben Price), daughter Sarah Platt (Tina O’Brien), son David Platt (Jack P. Shepherd), granddaughter Bethany Platt ( Lucy Fallon ) and Gail’s mother Audrey Roberts (Sue Nicholls).

Executive Producer Iain Macleod added: ‘The words ‘legend’ and ‘icon’ get used a lot these days but they genuinely do apply to Gail and to Helen Worth.’

‘However, given her humility, I know Helen won’t thank me for saying so! In Helen’s hands, Gail has been a huge part of Coronation Street for five decades and at the centre of some of the most memorable storylines – often deriving from her catastrophically bad luck in choosing husbands!’

‘Her ill-fated marriage to Richard Hillman was one of the most ground-breaking stories in soap history and cemented Gail’s already established status as one of the Corrie greats.’

‘As the matriarch of the Platt clan, her affectionately prickly relationships with her kids and flighty mum Audrey epitomise what makes the show great: complicated family dynamics brought to life impeccably by Helen’s dramatic and comedic chops, alongside those of her fictional clan.

The news devastated fans across the UK and some took to X, formerly known as Twitter, to speculate how her character’s storyline will end

‘Gail has given us countless hours of entertainment but it should also be said that Helen herself is a consummate professional and a thoroughly good egg.’

‘Everyone connected to the show will miss having her around the place just as much as the viewers will miss having her on their screens and we wish her all the very best for the future.’

Helen made her debut as a young Gail in 1974 and was soon followed by her despairing mother Audrey (played by Sue Nicholls).

In her nearly 50-year stint on the soap, she has been married five times, including Brian Tilsey (Christopher Quinten), who was tragically stabbed to death, and Martin Platt (Sean Wilson), one of the soap’s long-serving characters.

Helen has also been at the centre of an array of explosive storylines, including her daughter Sarah’s (Tina O’Brien) teenage pregnancy, and the death of her fourth debt-ridden husband Joe McIntyre (Reece Dinsdale) during a failed life insurance scheme.