I know now that Michael suffered as much as I did. He still loved me when he left. It tore him apart that he was hurting me. He would never willingly have caused me pain. He is the gentlest man I know." The actress explained: "He was called a love rat and a cheat. But he wasn't. That's not how it was, things are never that easy. He just met someone who made him happier than I could. It wasn't a crime. It was just desperately sad. READ MORE: The 'disturbing' case of missing teenager, 15, from Manchester last seen in Majorca three weeks ago

She went on to briefly feature in multiple shows and films including The Doctors, Within These Walls and A Woman Of Today to name a few before bagging her infamous role as Gail in in 1974.The pair met at a mutual friend's 90th birthday party and Trevor claimed it was "love at first sight". Following the revelation in a Coronation Street superfan Facebook group, one fan said: "That's a surprise. I thought Gail was only in her early 60s." A second penned: "Wow. I didn't realise Helen Worth was that age. She looks easy 10 years younger." While another typed: "They both look great for their age!" She said: "Nothing can ever prepare you for the day your husband sits you down and tells you he is having an affair. After this period, she returned to Morecambe to finish her education and later attended the Corona Theatre School in London.

Due to her father being a life peer, Sue is titled The Honourable Susan Nicholls. However, due to Sue's parents not having any sons, the baronetcy became extinct upon his death in September 2000. Tragically, Helen's mother died after a hit-and-run accident while visiting Brighton, leaving the actress distraught. However, Helen and Michael remained friends despite his infidelity regularly got together for lunch until his tragic death last year. Trevor, who is seven years Helen's junior, was familiar with Helen already having regularly watched the show. Later, mother Audrey announced to the family that she was leaving, and after they reasoned that a holiday would be okay she told them sharply that it was for good.Helen and Trevor kept their romance private for over a year before tying the knot at St James's Church in London in 2012, with many of Helen's co-stars present. She appeared on television fronting campaigns and joined them at the House of Commons in 2006, to speak about the proposed changes to the Animal Welfare Bill and campaign for the retirement of Anne, the UK's last remaining circus elephant. Disney+ is here in the UK and if paid for an annual subscription can save viewers 15%, giving you access to Disney and Pixar films, and popular series such as The Mandalorian. New O2 customers, or existing customers who are upgrading their plan, can get up to 6 free months of Disney+. My marriage was everything to me. It was the foundation on which everything else was built. I had been with Michael for nearly half of my life. I never imagined that we wouldn't grow old together.

Helen has a house in London and makes the lengthy commute to the set, but she's a northern girl at heart. Helen is a patron of the Born Free Foundation, an international wildlife charity working throughout the world to stop individual wild animal suffering and protect threatened species in the wild. During an earlier interview with our colleagues at The Mirror in 2001, Helen admitted she buried herself into work and felt like she was "drowning" and "being dragged down". But away from the Cobbles of Weatherfield, both Sue and Helen have very different lives. Born in Darlaston, Wednesbury, West Mids, Susan, which is her real name was born to Sir Harma Nicholls, who later became known as Lord Harmar-Nicholls and was the Tory MP for Peterborough and then MEP for Greater Manchester. Helen's husband and former church organist Trevor is also a qualified pilot and shares Helen’s passion for wildlife conservation.

The pair were together from the mid 70s and finally tied the knot in 1991, but sadly their marriage came to an end a decade later when Michael had an affair with Welsh model Jennifer Khalastchi, who he later married. Despite working on the cobbles for nearly 50 years, the actress doesn't actually live in Manchester where filming takes place.

The actress has previously stated that she does not plan to leave Coronation Street, saying she's happy with Gail's never-ending drama, and that it's a job she loves. Is Helen married and does she have children?