How Helen Worth 'decided to leave' amid The Great Corrie Cut back: Veteran character Gail Platt will leave show as ITV bosses desperately try to slash budget - as it's revealed she was on £250k a year By Joanna Crawley For Mailonline Published: 11:46, 6 June 2024 | Updated: 12:30, 6 June 2024 e-mail 8 View comments Coronation Street stalwart Helen Worth made the shock announcement on Wednesday that she is leaving the ITV soap after fifty years on the cobbles. The actress, 73, who will film her final scenes as Gail Platt in the coming weeks, revealed in a statement that the time felt right to step away as she celebrates five decades in the role. While Helen has steered the decision to leave, her exit will save the soap £250,000 a year, just as bosses push for drastic cost-cutting measures.
Helen is thought to earn £2.5k an episode, and reportedly signed a new contact earlier this year with a guaranteed £250,000 salary. Coronation Street stalwart Helen Worth made the shock announcement on Wednesday that she is leaving the ITV soap after fifty years on the cobbles While Helen has steered the decision to leave, her exit will save the soap £250,000 a year, just as bosses push for drastic cost-cutting measures The pay structure is the same across ITV soaps Emmerdale and Coronation Street, with actors earning a fee per episode.
But that means salaries can vary wildly, with veteran stars like Helen at the top of the sliding scale of fees, taking home around £2,000 per episode, .
