AUDREY Roberts will take drastic action to stop Gail Platt from leaving Coronation Street.
The iconic character will leave the cobbles this Christmas after 50 years on screens.
Earlier this year Helen Worth made the shock announcement, leaving fans devastated.
She is due to bid farewell to Weatherfield on Christmas Day during the soap's one hour special.
But upcoming Coronation Street scenes will see Gail's mother Audrey Platt attempt to block her daughter from leaving.
Audrey will pretend she's been struck down by an illness, leaving Gail worried.
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When Gail takes her temperature, Audrey cunningly dips the thermometer into David Platt's coffee.
After seeing the results, Gail then orders her mum to see a doctor as soon as possible.
Later on, Audrey can't hide her disdain for Gail soon-to-be sixth husband.
Gail tells Shona and Sarah that she’s arranged a pre-wedding pampering session at the salon for all of them and they’ll need to take the morning off.
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But while in the salon, Audrey serves up glasses of fizz whilst making scathing remarks about Jesse.
Coronation Street airs these scenes from Monday, December 16th on ITV1 and ITVX.
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza's grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon's been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she'll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.