This Morning viewers were thrilled to see a Coronation Street legend appear on the show today, as Helen Worth joined Holly Willoughby and Phillip Schofield via video call.
The 69-year-old actress, who plays Gail Platt on the soap, discussed Corrie’s return to filming in the coming weeks.
Back in March, ITV suspending filming of the soap to protect the cast and crew as the coronavirus pandemic took hold.
Today, Helen confirmed: “We are going back in a few weeks I think, it’s all been organised by ITV.
“It will be safe for us to go back.”
Corrie star Helen Worth appeared on This Morning today, calling in via video chat (Image: ITV)
The soap star added that viewers can likely look forward to more weekly episodes – after they were reduced to just three per-week earlier this year.
She said: “We could even get back to six a week I think. I’m not sure.”
Helen also hinted that the coronavirus outbreak could be written into storylines on the soap, following a discussion with Corrie producer Iain MacLeod.
Helen hinted that the coronavirus pandemic might feature in a few Corrie storylines (Image: ITV)
She said: “I think Ian said there’ll be some reference to Covid-19 but I’m not sure how much.
“I do know they’ve been working on it since lockdown started. The writers are brilliant at coming up with ideas if they need to.”
Rival soap EastEnders has already confirmed the show will return to filming – but with major adjustments in place.
Filming of Coronation Street has been suspended since March (Image: ITV)
The cast will return to Albert Square in June, though they will be forced to do their own hair and makeup in order to maintain social distancing.
Romantic storylines and crowd scenes will also be avoided in an effort to adhere to government guidelines.
Announcing the news, director of content at the BBC, Charlotte Moore, said: “Cast members will do their own hair and makeup. Social distancing measures will be in place.”
In a piece written for The Telegraph, she added: “We want to serve our audiences and help TV production get back on its feet, but the priority remains the safety and well-being of production teams and those who work with them.
“How we make shows will continue to evolve as lockdown is eased and government advice develops. But we all want the whole industry to safely return to production.
“Our shared goal is to find new ways of working to help fire up the engines of British TV production safely and sensibly.”
This Morning airs weekdays on ITV at 10am
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