Helen Worth, Gail on ‘Coronation Street,’ to leave soap after 50 years

Helen Worth said she's been thinking about bidding farewell to the 'Coronation Street' cobbles since the beginning of 2024.

Gail Rodwell is leaving her home on Coronation Street.

Helen Worth, the actor who portrays the iconic owner of house No. 8, will be exiting Coronation Street after five decades of starring in the ever-popular soap.

Worth, 73, joined the cast in 1974 as the formerly named Gail Platt. She will celebrate her golden anniversary with the British soap next month.

In a post to the Coronation Street Instagram account, the production said Worth is bidding farewell to the cobbles.

“Not only will she be celebrating 50 years on the nation’s best loved soap, Helen will also be looking forward to a very different future, as she has made the difficult decision to step down from her role as Gail Rodwell at the end of the year,” the statement reads.

“Half a century after she first walked onto the cobbles, viewers will see Helen and Gail bid farewell to Weatherfield in a major storyline for the Platt family,” the post continues. “Helen will start filming her exit story next month and the emotional scenes will be on screen at the end of the year.”

In a statement of her own, Worth said she’s been thinking about leaving Coronation Street since the beginning of 2024.