Helen Worth has played Gail Platt on Coronation Street for almost five decades, but now that she's left the soap, she could be set to join a rival show

GAIL Platt has left Coronation Street for the final time with a new husband and a new surname in an emotional Christmas Day episode. The cobbles icon – who is played by actress Helen Worth

Gail Platt has left Coronation Street after 50 years on the cobbles - and her exit has left viewers divided over the way she said goodbye to the ITV soap

It’s the end of an era – Gail Chadwick (Helen Worth) has left the cobbles of Coronation Street after 50 incredible years. You heard us

Coronation Street's longstanding, long-suffering character Gail will bid farewell to Weatherfield on Christmas Day, after 50 years on the cobbles. Actress Helen Worth has stuck with the character through thick and thin since 1974,

Soap icon Helen Worth departed the show after 50 years on Christmas Day and one moment in particular has stuck with fans

There were tears all round on Christmas Day, as Gail Platt left Coronation Street in emotional scenes as actress Helen Worth bowed out after 50 years on the ITV soap

After 50 years on the show, Helen Worth has bid farewell to the cobbles – and the much-loved character she created

Coronation Street fans have been left divided over Gail Platt's exit from the ITV soap after 50 years, with some saying the storyline was a 'joke'

Helen Worth's final scenes on Coronation Street have aired, with Gail Platt deciding to marry Jesse Chadwick and move away from the Cobbles for good.

Helen Worth has quit her role as Gail Platt on ITV soap Coronation Street after fifty years and she sent a message to viewers after her final scenes aired tonight