Cleaning soap star Helen Price is about to make her ultimate look on Coronation Road on Christmas Day, after greater than 50 years.
Price, 73, made her first look as Gail Platt on 29 July 1974 and has been on the coronary heart of a number of main storylines over time.
She stated in June that her golden anniversary yr “felt like the perfect time to leave the show”, having made the choice to give up initially of the yr.
“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,” she stated when her exit was introduced.
“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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Helen Price. Pic: PA
Her storylines have included her turbulent relationships together with her youngsters Nick (Ben Value), Sarah (Tina O’Brien) and David (Jack P Shepherd) and mom Audrey (Sue Nicholls).
Gail has had 5 husbands over time, together with her exit storyline targeted on whether or not she’s going to make it down the aisle with a sixth within the type of Jesse Chadwick (John Thompson).
Within the Christmas Eve episode, her serial killer former husband Richard Hillman (Brian Capron) returned from the lifeless after greater than 20 years.
Within the dream sequence, Hillman urged Gail to not go forward together with her wedding ceremony.
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Helen Price (as Gail Platt) and Graham Haberfield (as Jerry Sales space) pictured in an episode in 1975. Pic: ITV/Shutterstock
The storyline deliberate initially for Gail’s exit, which might have seen Sean Wilson reprise his position as Martin Platt, needed to be re-written after the 59-year-old unexpectedly left the present for “personal reasons”.
The actor later claimed he was axed by cleaning soap bosses after a historic assault allegation emerged, which he denies.
He was later instructed that after a police investigation, no additional motion can be taken.
On the time of Price’s announcement, Coronation Road government producer Iain MacLeod stated she is a “legend” and “icon”.
“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,” he stated.
“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.”
Gail’s ultimate look on Coronation Road airs at 7pm on ITV 1 on Christmas Day.
