Coronation Street's Gail Platt rushed to hospital clutching her arm in harrowing exit storyline
ok.co.ukThings are not looking too good for Gail in Coronation Street, as new photos reveal she will be rushed to hospital next week after experiencing pains in her arm.
Gail recently revealed to her children, Sarah and David, that she had a holiday romance in Thailand with returning character Jesse, played by John Thomson, but neither of her kids think he can be trusted, leading to a family argument.The entire family becomes involved, including Gail’s mum Audrey, and following the row, Gail kicks Sarah and David out of the house.
Jesse then notices Gail clutching her arm and, fearing a heart attack, he calls an ambulance. It was reported last month that Jesse was written into the scripts following last minute changes after Martin Platt’s storyline was scrapped when actor Sean Wilson, who played Martin, left the show for “personal reasons.” Jesse is believed to be part of Gail’s exit plot, following the news that actress Helen Worth, who plays her, is retiring from Coronation Street after 50 years later this year.
John Thomson, who previously appeared as Jesse on the soap back in 2010, recently spoke about his return to the cobbles. He said: “I was a bit shell shocked when I first came in because I’d forgotten the speed of the turnaround so it was an absolute baptism of fire.
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