Coronation Street matriarch Gail Platt is a firm favourite for many fans of the soap. The popular character has achieved her own cult following, with her entertaining mannerisms the source of viral memes.
Gail is played by Helen Worth, who joined the cobbles back in 1974, and has been a prominent figure at the heart of the soap's controversial storylines over the years.
She's a sucker for love and is the show's most married character - totaling six marriages. READ MORE: ITV Loose Women: Judi Love's real life journey from struggling single mum to stardom and off-screen battles In her life behind the cameras, Helen, 71, has opened up about her two marriages - first to the late Michael Angelis, who narrated Thomas the Tank Engine & Friends, and secondly to teacher Trevor Dawson.
The soap star married Liverpool-born narrator Michael, who died at the age of 76 in May 2020, in 1991. However their relationship was rocked when he admitted to having an affair four years later.
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