Coronation Street star Helen Worth is quitting the cobbles after 50 years as Gail Platt — surviving three on-screen murder attempts and five husbands, one a serial killer.
Here we run through the roller-coaster marriages of her beloved character Gail in storylines which kept fans gripped over the decades.
The playboy car mechanic gave Gail two children. The couple had affairs, split, then reunited, before he was stabbed to death outside a nightclub.
Shortly after Brian’s death, Gail started sleeping with Martin and gave birth to son David in 1990. She forgave him for a fling in 1994 but a second affair in 2000 ended their relationship.
Failed businessman Hillman killed ex wife Patricia, tried to kill Gail’s mum, Audrey and friend Emily Bishop before he bumped off Maxine Peacock, took Gail hostage then finally killed himself.
Gail met Joe when her son dated his daughter. When he tried to fake his death for a life insurance payout, Joe accidentally did it for real. Gail was blamed but was cleared of murder.
Burglar Michael met Gail via a Restorative Justice scheme and they got together on his jail release. He left when he was the victim of a scam which she knew about.