Coronation Street fans shocked as theme tune is halted in show first as Gail Platt’s fate revealed after heart attack
CORONATION Street fans have been left stunned as the show’s iconic theme tune was halted – after Gail Platt’s fate was revealed.
The soap icon – who is leaving the cobbles after 50 years in Weatherfield – was left fighting for her life earlier this week.
Her children David and Sarah kept sniping at her and boyfriend Jesse before she demanded they leave.
Gail then gripped her chest as she suffered a heart attack and was rushed to hospital as the episode ended.
But in tonight’s episode doctors told the Platt’s Gail had awoken as they gathered around her.
In a heart-to-heart with David, she told him: “You’re a good boy, man. We’ve had our ups and downs, you and me.
He replied: “I don’t think I’ve been anything but trouble.”
Gail added: “Not true. When I look at how you’ve turned out, a good dad, husband, I’m so proud of you.”
The episode came to an end as Jesse agreed to marry Gail after she proposed to him.
“I love you, and I would be thrilled if I could spend the rest of my life calling you my husband,” she said.
However, as the iconic theme tune and credits rolled fans were left shocked as they abruptly stopped.
They were replaced with heartbeat cardiogram lines on screen as a life support monitor could be heard flatlining in the background.
The move appears to support the British Heart Foundation, who Corrie consulted for Gail’s heart attack plot.
However, it’s left fans fearful Gail will be killed, with one writing: “The heart beat almost gave me a heart attack then, I thought Gail had been killed off through the credits.”
A second wrote: “I thought Gail flatlined and that was them telling us she won’t be in it again.”
Coronation Street continues on ITV1 and ITVX.
Coronation Street's 2024 shock exits
Corrie has said goodbye to several cast members this year. Let's break down who's left the famous soap:
Eliza Woodrow (Savannah Kunyo) has said farewell to Corrie to start a new life in Germany.
The youngster moved to live with her dad Dom Everett, who went back on the £10,000 bribe Eliza’s grandfather Stu had offered to keep him out of her life.
Paul Foreman (Peter Ash) will bow out of the soap this summer when he loses his fight with motor neurone disease (MND) in tragic scenes.
After being diagnosed last year, the fan favourite was devastated to learn he only had months left to live.
Viewers know he is planning to take his own life to end his suffering.
Summer Spellman (Harriet Bibby) departed the cobbles after being offered the opportunity of a lifetime to study in America.
Though she struggled to decide with her stepdad Paul’s impending death from MND, she was convinced she had to live her life to the full.
Simon Barlow (Alex Bain) has struggled with the sudden departure of his father Peter from the cobbles.
The Weatherfield legend left his family and loved ones behind on Boxing Day, 2023, when his wife Carla Connor encouraged him to travel around the world with a friend.
Simon’s been on a downward spiral ever since and his exit could end in tragedy.
Alya Nazir is set to leave the cobbles as actress Sair Khan prepares to go on maternity leave ahead of the birth of her first child.
It looks likely she’ll be heading to Dublin after securing a lucrative new job, leaving her colleague and fling Adam Barlow behind.
Show stalwart Sue Cleaver, who plays Eileen Grimshaw, is taking a break to star in the Sister Act The Musical UK tour. She will be back filming in May once her dates on the tour come to an end.
Her character left the Street after her son Jason broke his back after falling off a moped in Asia.