Coronation Street's Gail Platt's house torn apart in devastating fire ahead of dramatic exit
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Gail Platt, who’s been a mainstay of Coronation Street since 1974, is leaving the show on Christmas Day - and glimpses of her final moments on the cobbles are alarming. In a photo from the festive special, Gail - played by the lauded Helen Worth, 73 - seems to have lost her home to a fire. The large Platt household is shown with black ash stains on the brickwork, and all windows boarded up. In the snap from the Daily Mail the house looks empty and abandoned, with no suggestion of how Gail or her family fared during the blaze.
Coronation Street has given plenty of hints that Gail’s final episode will be a nail-biter, but the ITV show hasn’t given any specific details about what to expect. The episode will revolve around the beloved character’s wedding to Jesse Chadwick - and whether or not she’ll go through with the exchanging of rings at all.
Many of the Platts have already made their disapproval of Jesse clear, with Gail unsure about her plans to move to France with him. Gail’s family gathers for her wedding to Jesse, but no spoilers have been given about whether she decides to says her vows. The fan-favourite’s exit from the show is also a secret, with producers not revealing whether Gail's departure is thanks to a happy ending or not.
Helen’s exit from Corrie as Gail after five decades isn’t being overlooked, with showrunners teasing that she’ll be going out with a bang. Soap producer Kate divulged: "This is a story with the Platts at the heart of it, it’s really festive, basically it’s a story about family and how secrets impact and implode on a family, so there’s a lot of betrayals, lots of secrets are exposed during this episode and it will like classic Corrie with a bit of a twist.
