A FORMER Coronation Street star has teased a comeback to the show amid Gail Platt’s impending exit.
Kathy Jones played Gail’s best friend Tricia Hopkins for three years, spanning 1973 to 1976.
A Coronation Street legend has teased returning amid Gail Platt’s exit
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A Coronation Street legend has teased returning amid Gail Platt’s exitCredit: ITV
Kathy Jones, who played Gail’s close friend Tricia Hopkins, took to social media to hint at a possible comeback
With Gail’s departure now imminent, Kathy hinted at a possible return for her character.
Taking to X, the actress wrote: “Oh heck what’s gone on? I’m here……just waiting for the call!”
The iconic Gail Platt character is set to leave the cobbles following actress Helen Worth’s decision to exit after 50 years.
Back in 1974, Gail was introduced as a new friend for Tricia, who’d debuted in the previous year.
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At one point, they were work colleagues, flatmates and an inseparable pair.
Should Tricia return, it would be 48 years since the characters were last seen together on-screen.
Following news of Gail’s exit, producer Iain MacLeod confirmed the beloved character would receive a “happy ending”.
Speaking to the Daily Star, Iain revealed: “Gail won’t die. It didn’t feel like killing her off would be right. Gail’s exit is a brilliant story. I thought, ‘What do the viewers want to see?
“Gail has had a hard life. She had a difficult childhood and she disastrous marriages.
“So, we thought what viewers really want is a happy ending for her, so that what we’re doing.”
Coronation Street icon Helen Worth’s exit storyline REVEALED as legendary character returns for her final scenes
Originally, Gail’s final storyline included a returning Sean Wilson, who played Gail’s ex-husband Martin Platt regularly from 1985 to 2005.
However, The Sun previously revealed this is no longer the case.
John Thomson has been drafted in to reprise his role as Jesse Chadwick, who previously dated Eileen Grimshaw (Sue Cleaver).
Cold Feet and Fast Show star John, 55, will reportedly this time have a romance plotline with Gail.
