Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth: Last News

Coronation Street this week, after Audrey begins drinking more than normal.Gail and Audrey are one of soap's most iconic mother and daughter duos, with the two characters lives regularly intertwined in some of Coronation Street's biggest storylines.Away from the cobbles, Gail actress Helen Worth has also spoken openly about her own mother - who died tragically when she was younger - and the moment she wished she could have told her that she landed her famous role. Born Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth to parents Alfred and Gladys, the star grew up in Morecambe, Lancashire - later adopting her middle name as her stage name.Her parents and grandparents were supportive of her career in the arts, with her grandmother running a boarding house for music hall performers - which inspired Helen to become an actor herself.However, Helen experienced tragedy after the death of her mother in a hit and run accident when she was just 20 years old.Speaking to Daily Star, the actress revealed her sadness that her mother never got to see her in her role as Gail, saying that she wished she could have told her."The one person I really wanted to tell when I got the part of Gail was my mother," said Helen."She would have been so thrilled.

Coronation Street legend Helen Worth has been at the centre of some of the soap's biggest storylines playing unlucky -in-love Gail Platt.Her ill-fated and tragic love life, which has defined most of her character’s storylines, includes five husbands, four of whom died, and an entanglement with Richard Hillman who tried to kill her and the rest of her family. Helen, who was born Cathryn Helen Wigglesworth, received the Outstanding Achievement Award at the Inside Soap Awards in 2006, and again at the British Soap Awards 2014 in honour of her 40th year on the show.