Gail Platt’s house is boarded up after devastating fire on Coronation Street ahead of Helen Worth’s dramatic exit
NEW pictures from Coronation Street have shown the residence of Gail Platt looking bleak after a fire wiped through it.
Pictures of the property in the ITV soap show the windows boarded up, with the home looking worse for wear.
Charred marks on the home and a tarpaulin on the roof show the devastation caused, which is thought to be a gripping event on the soap which will air in early 2025.
The family home will face a devastating fire, which has been described as the soap’s new boss ‘pulling out all the stops to make her mark on the cobbles’.
A source close to Coronation Street speaking to us said: “New boss Kate Brooks is pulling out all the stops to make her mark on the cobbles – literally in this case.
“It’s a huge story with dramatic consequences but is focussed on the street and the community.
“There’s going to be a massive spectacle but at the heart it’s a story about the characters and how they cope with what happens – proper old school Corrie storytelling.”
The devastating fire in the ITV also soap comes as actress Helen Worth leaves her longstanding role as Gail Platt after 50 years on the soap.
Helen’s final episode will air on Christmas Day, with her exit making up one of the soap’s big festive storylines.
It was announced earlier this year that Helen would be leaving the soap, much to the shock and devastation from fans.
Announcing the news, 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.”
Gail's biggest Corrie storylines
Over the years the character of Gail Platt has been the centre of several major plots.
Here we take a look back over actress Helen Worth’s biggest storylines:
Teenage daughter’s pregnancy
One of Gail’s most controversial storylines was in 1999.
It came when her 13-year-old daughter Sarah became pregnant.
Multiple marriages
Gail holds the record for the series’ most married female character.
She has been wed a whopping six times, each one worse the last.
Married to a serial killer
One of Gail’s multiple marriages saw her wed Richard Hillman, who turned out to be a serial killer.
At the climax of the storyline, 19 million fans tuned in to watch Hillman drive his wife and her family into a canal.
Scrapping on The Street
Gail has proved over the years she can’t resist a good scrap.
Her most memorable bust-up saw her attack Eileen Grimshaw on the cobbles in 2004 while in her dressing gown.
Jail bird
In 2010, Gail found herself wrongly banged up in jail.
She was wrongfully arrested for murdering her 4th husband Joe McIntyre.