Coronation Street fans have been left shocked after discovering that mother and daughter, Audrey Roberts and Gail Platt, are not far apart in age in real life. Sue Nicholls and Helen Worth, who play them, are currently at the forefront of the ITV soap with Audrey descending into alcoholism. The soap will soon introduce a West End star, which you can also read about here.
Following dramatic scenes where a drunk Audrey staggered into an ornamental motorbike in the episode on Thursday, June 23, Manchester Evening News reported that viewers immediately took to social media to issue their concerns for the character. According to the report, one person said: "How she can go from sentimental and reasoned one second back into drunk chaotic Audrey was just so poor". In talking about the character, the subject of the actress' age quickly came up.
Writing on Facebook, one fan of the ITV soap, said: "Just checked, in real life Audrey is 78 and Gail is 71!" The two soap stars are just seven years apart in age while on-screen the pair share an almost 20-year age difference with Audrey being 82 and Gail 64.
