Coronation Street's Helen Worth bursts into tears in behind the scenes look at her final Gail Platt scene after 50 years on the show
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Coronation Street's Helen Worth was left in tears when she finished her final scene for the soap's Christmas special as she said goodbye after 50 years on set. The soap star, who famously played Gail Platt, had her memorable exit aired on Wednesday as she said goodbye to the iconic cobbled streets.
![[When Helen noticed the huge number of her colleagues gathered behind the cameras, she got tearful as the applause and cheering rung out across the studio]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/11/93492443-14227167-The_soap_star_who_is_played_by_Helen_Worth_73_saw_her_memorable_-a-68_1735212462247.jpg)
In a behind the scenes look at Helen's last moments on set, her last lines were delivered in a scene featuring all her family in the Platt’s living room. But Helen, 73, was unaware that hundreds of other cast and crew had gathered in secret to give her a rousing send off.
![[When Helen's scene was wrapped up for the final time, her last lines were delivered in a scene featuring all her family in the Platt’s living room]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/11/93492453-14227167-When_Helen_s_scene_was_wrapped_up_for_the_final_time_her_last_li-a-67_1735212455675.jpg)
When Helen noticed the huge number of her colleagues gathered behind the cameras, she got tearful as the applause and cheering rung out across the studio. Her voice breaking with emotion, she said: 'The reason I've been here all these years, and it's a lot of years, It's more than I can think about really, is because of all of you people that have been here for, well, some of you for all of those 50 years and others for half of that time.
![[Helen's final scenes were shown on Christmas Day in an emotional moment that saw her start 'day one of her new life' with husband Jesse Chadwick (John Thompson) abroad]](https://i.dailymail.co.uk/1s/2024/12/26/11/93492471-14227167-image-a-65_1735212410498.jpg)
Coronation Street 's Helen Worth was left in tears when she finished her final scene for the soap's Christmas special as she said goodbye after 50 years on set. When Helen noticed the huge number of her colleagues gathered behind the cameras, she got tearful as the applause and cheering rung out across the studio.
'But I couldn't have done any of it without you. I really couldn't. You are the most amazing team of people, and I really do say thank you. 'And as for this lot, who didn't tell me (about this). Oh God, I love them so much. I don't quite know what I'm going to do without you. But thank you for everything.'.
