As Corrie fans count down to Gail's final farewell in the coming months, MailOnline takes a look-back at some of her most iconic storylines...
Coronation Street legend Helen Worth announced her shock exit from the soap on Wednesday after 50 years as the cobbles favourite Gail Platt.
So, as Corrie fans count down to Gail's final farewell in the coming months, MailOnline takes a look-back at some of her most iconic storylines... She arrived on the Street after learning that the man her mother was living with – Frank Peterson - isn't her father as she thought, and formed a close friendship with Suzie Birchall.
After finding love and matrimony by Brian Tilsley, Gail became lonely and started a steamy affair with his Australian cousin Ian Latimer. Gail and Brian went onto rekindle their romance and married several years later, after hitting yet another rocky patch, their relationship came to a tragic end. Gail had become suspicious of her daughter after she stopped eating, and took her to the doctor with the concern she had an eating disorder.
2003 - Gail marries a serial killer In 2003, Gail was stunned to discover her husband Richard Hillman was a serial killer, and nearly met her maker when he drove their family car into the canal While the Platt family were able to escape, it was the end of the road for Richard who plunged to the bottom of the canal after taking his final breath.
Clad in little more than their dressing gowns, Gal and Eileen came to blows in the middle of the Street, becoming embroiled in a huge catfight for all to see. Abandoning Gail on the shore, Joe sailed his boat into the middle of the lake, but accidentally drowned. After Aidan Connor's tragic suicide in 2018, Gail delivered an unexpectedly heart-wrenching speech about the fragility of life.
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