{"id":505919,"date":"2026-03-31T21:43:11","date_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:43:11","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505919\/"},"modified":"2026-03-31T21:43:11","modified_gmt":"2026-03-31T21:43:11","slug":"coronation-streets-lucy-fallon-explains-missing-co-star-as-cast-reunite-with-helen-worth","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/505919\/","title":{"rendered":"Coronation Street’s Lucy Fallon explains missing co-star as cast reunite with Helen Worth"},"content":{"rendered":"

The Platt family got back together over the weekend for a special reunion with the legendary Helen Worth \u2014 but one Coronation Street<\/a> cast member was missing from the occasion!<\/p>\n

Gail actor Helen took part in a special ‘An Evening With’ in Manchester, hosted by former Hayley Cropper actor Julie Hesmondhalgh.<\/p>\n

Her on-screen family members Jack P Shepherd (David), Lucy Fallon (Bethany) and Julia Goulding (Shona) attended the event, but there was one notable absence.<\/p>\n

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Ben Price, who has played Gail’s son Nick Tilsley since 2009, was not seen in the group photos that Lucy uploaded to her Instagram<\/a>.<\/p>\n

However, Lucy explained in her caption: “My Platts \u2013 minus our Ben who was stuck on the motorway.”<\/p>\n

At the event, Helen delved into<\/a> why she decided to leave the ITV soap after five decades.<\/p>\n

“It was only a bit towards the end when I got a bit tired. But the first, how many years? 49 years, were a dream,” she said.<\/p>\n

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“My final husband, John Thomson, was absolutely gorgeous to me, because by then I was rattling a bit. It was around about 4,000 episodes and I was rattling a little bit. And he was very sweet.”<\/p>\n

She also admitted that the chaotic and non-linear filming schedule had gotten a bit confusing for her in her later years.<\/p>\n

“It’s even worse than [it was before] now, because it can be a scene from one week, and then a scene from another episode, and then go back to the second week and do a scene in the same day”, she said.<\/p>\n

The actor announced her departure in June 2024<\/a>, and her final episode aired on Christmas Day that year, although Gail is still frequently mentioned<\/a> and even made a brief cameo<\/a> via a video message last year.<\/p>\n

Coronation Street airs on weeknights at 8.30pm on ITV1 and streams on ITVX<\/a>.<\/p>\n

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