has sparked fury among its fans after unveiling its highly-anticipated plans for Helen Worth’s departure as Gail Platt.
The major soap star who has starred on since 1974 will leave the cobbles with an exit that has been described as “a major storyline for the Platt family”,
In July, it was revealed that Sean Wilson would reprise his role as Gail’s ex-husband Martin Platt as part of the exit storyline, however, the actor was suddenly axed after his return was announced.
Although Worth’s Christmas Day exit was planned to premiere at 7pm on ITV, reports have now claimed the episode will be available to stream on ITVX on Christmas morning hours before the broadcast.
This has angered fans who described it as an “insult” to the actress who dedicated decades to the soap.
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Helen Worth has starred on Corrie since 1974 (Image: ITV)
Taking to X, @betbint fumed: “A final insult to Helen Worth. Gail’s exit should have been a huge TV event after 50 years on the show. But instead, they’re shoving it on to ITVX in the morning before it even airs on TV. No respect.”
@afashionoddity agreed: “Barely any promo either where is Helen on This Morning or The One Show – it looks like the whole storyline has been a disservice.”
As @Rafasgirlalways pointed out: “After she gave the majority of her acting career to the show it’s deplorable.”
@NikkiABoleyn raged: “Corries gone so downhill it’s insane and the disrespect to Helen Worth with such a rushed exit storyline, taking Martin away from it & now this. No wonder she’s leaving, she deserves better.”
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Gail will soon be married to her 7th husband Jesse (Image: ITV)
This comes after an ITV spokesperson confirmed to The Independent: “All episodes will be on ITVX at 7 a.m. on the day of tx [transmission].”
Ahead of Worth’s final episode on , Gail is set to walk down the aisle for her seventh wedding and plans to set off for a new life in France with her latest husband Jesse Chadwick (played by John Thomson).
However, in true fashion disaster is near as her son David (Jack P Shepherd) is facing pressure from the Radcliffe brothers to pay back money he stole from them.
Her eldest son Nick (Ben Price) faces being framed for fraud by his ex, Leanne (Jane Danson), as he tries to plan a future with her stepsister Toyah (Georgia Taylor).
Elsewhere, Gail’s mother Audrey (Sue Nicholls) has refused her daughter’s offer to join her in France with Jesse, but as the wedding day draws nearer, Audrey will resort to desperate measures to make Gail stay on .