CORONATION Street star Paddy Bever has confirmed a huge return for Helen Worth’s exit storyline as the iconic Gail Platt.
The Sun exclusively revealed how actor Sean Wilson was making a shock return as Gail’s ex Martin Platt for Corrie icon Helen’s exit after 50 years in the role.
Now Helen’s on-screen grandson Paddy has opened up about Sean’s comeback as Martin.
“Absolutely yeah,” Paddy said having been asked if he was looking forward to working with Sean.
“I’ve not met him yet but I’ve heard lots of lovely things.”
Speaking of Helen’s exit, he said to The Sun at the Radio Times Soap Awards: “In terms of Helen’s exit, I can’t share too much but what I can say is that we know it’s a happy ending.
“And I know that Helen’s pleased and as long as Helen’s pleased then everyone else should be pleased.”
And there’s no danger of the icon being removed from the Platt family’s infamous WhatsApp group Platt Chat.
“Never,” Paddy said. “She will never leave Platt Chat.
“Platt Chat is something that you enter for life, it’s not something to be undertaken lightly.”
It comes after Corrie boss Iain Macleod promised that Gail will not be killed off.
“Gail won’t die. It didn’t feel like killing her off would be right. Gail’s exit is a brilliant story. I thought, ‘What do the viewers want to see? ‘” he told the Star.
“Gail has had a hard life. She had a difficult childhood and she disastrous marriages. So, we though what viewers really want is a happy ending for her, so that what we’re doing.”
He added: ”Helen loves the storyline. She recently described it as, ‘It’s the perfect ending for Gail’, which means I can sleep soundly at night.
“You don’t want to give someone an ending they’re not pleased with after such a long stint.”
“Gail’s happy ending will be part of loads of other drama for the rest of the Platt family,” he added.
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.
“It will be a catalyst for some explosive drama with betrayals and twists.
“Her departure will leave something in its wake.”
