Coronation Street fans stunned after discovering age gap between Audrey and Gail actors

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Coronation Street fans were left completely shocked this week after discovering the age gap between actresses Sue Nichols and Helen Worth who play mother and daughter - or lack of.

The pair first joined the cobbles in the 70s as mother and daughter Audrey Roberts and Gail Platt. Gail and Audrey's relationship has been pretty rocky over the years but it has become even more strained in recent weeks as Audrey has turned to alcohol.

But viewers were baffled to learn that Sue is 78 and Helen is 71 - meaning that there is only a seven-year age gap between them.One viewer tweeted: "Just checked, in real life Audrey is 78 and Gail is 71!" While another commented: "They both look amazing!" A third wrote: "They both look great for their age!" It comes after Su spoke about how Audrey is left feeling over her family's treatment of her.READ MORE: Sugababes announce first UK tour in 20 years - including two Scottish dates READ MORE: Who is Jermain Defoe's wife Donna Tierney?

Meet the new other half of former Rangers star"She feels very much as though they have been treating her like a child and like someone who didn’t have the capacity to make her own decisions," Sue said. "She realised why she was so upset about it when she had the chat with Rita who is also very independent and she made it clear to her that they shouldn't be treating her in that way."All of the things that had happened to her initially were not that desperate and could have happened to anyone.