HELEN Flanagan has revealed her Christmas plans after spending last year alone – and why her kids can’t ‘split the day’ with her ex husband Scott Sinclair. Corrie legend

The former Coronation Street star, 34, shares Matilda, nine, they share Delilah, six, and Charlie, three with the footballer'

The mum-of-three is determined to give her children a sparkling Christmas as she puts her differences with their dad Scott Sinclair to one side.

The 73-year-old actress has appeared on the show since 1974 but will make her final appearance on the famous cobbles on Christmas Day.

Coronation Street villain Richard Hillman has returned to the soap after more than 20 years as part of Helen Worth’s exit storyline as Gail Rodwell (formerly Platt).

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,