Inside Corrie star Helen Worth's personal life: cheating ex, surprising age and secret marriage
dailyrecord.co.ukCoronation Street legend Helen Worth thankfully hasn't had as many husbands as her on-screen character Gail Platt.Gail, who's confirmed to be leaving the soap after 50 years on the Cobbles, has had quite the unlucky love life with a total of five husbands, four of whom have died, including a notorious serial killer who attempted to wipe out her whole family.
Helen playfully confessed that she'd "be in a mental institution" if her real-life mirrored Gail's as she said: "I come home and see friends and go to the theatre.
Luckily I find it quite easy to switch off I'd be a nervous wreck if I didn't."Even though she has been part of the Coronation Street family for almost 50 years, the actress does not reside in Manchester, where the show is filmed.
She instead lives in London, from where she commutes to set but still identifies strongly with her northern roots, having grown up in Morecambe, Lancashire, the Mirror reports.The 73-year-old, who looks fabulous for her age, has only married twice, proving that she doesn't share Gail's tendency to rush down the aisle.
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