Inside Coronation Street's Helen Worth's life including betrayal, famous ex and secret love

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Helen Worth has been a famous face on Coronation Street since 1974, starring as Gail Platt for nearly 50 years. And whilst on screen, her character has been on a rollercoaster ride full of drama, off-screen, the star has been through a lot herself.Having gone through six marriages, her daughter's teenage pregnancy, bitter feuds, and even facing serial killers, Gail sure has lived a drama-packed life on the iconic cobbles reports the Mirror.And away from Weatherfield, Helen has admitted that she wouldn't be able to handle her Corrie character;s life, claiming she'd be in a "mental institution" if they shared similarities."I come home and see friends and go to the theatre.

Luckily I find it quite easy to switch off – I'd be a nervous wreck if I didn't," she previously told the Mirror. The 72-year-old has a drastically differnt love life from her on-screen persona, having wed only twice - but it has not been without drama.She walked down the aisle in 1991, marrying Michael Angelis - who is best known for narrating the Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends children's series - after the couple met in the '70s.

The couple hit rocky ground after he had an affair in 1995 and revealed his infidelity to his wife after it was leaked to the press."Nothing can ever prepare you for the day your husband sits you down and tells you he is having an affair," Helen told The Mirror in 2001.

It was the first time she'd spoken publicly about her personal life."My marriage was everything to me. It was the foundation on which everything else was built.