Coronation Street legend Helen Worth signs big money contract to stay on the Cobbles
CORONATION STREET’S Gail Platt will be singing pop songs in her kitchen for a while yet after Helen Worth renewed her contract.
Helen is the second longest-running star on the show and about to mark her 50th anniversary on the cobbles.
Keen to keep her in Weatherfield for the foreseeable future, ITV bosses have put together a big deal to secure her for at least one more year – and she’s naturally accepted.
Helen started on the show back in 1974 and her contributions to the soap earned her an MBE in the Queen's Honours last year.
Only William Roache has been on the show longer, playing Ken Barlow since it was first broadcast on 9 December 1960.
Since her first appearance, Gail has been in-and-out of six marriages – each one more disastrous than the last with every husband either dying or cheating - or being a serial killer.
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Her arrival on the soap marked a dynasty, with the Platt family's place on the Street becoming a fundamental part of the show.
Mum Audrey runs the hair salon, with son David and daughter Sarah often involved in major plot lines.
Currently, David is entangled in a far-right storyline as he tries to help his stepson Max break free from being groomed from an extremist gang.
Gail has most recently moved into a more comedic role on the Square, with her long-running feud with Eileen Grimshaw, her love of dancing in her kitchen, and her quirky comments often proving to be a highlight for viewers.
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