CORONATION Street stars Colson Smith and Jack P Shepherd have revealed which cast member was given Helen Worth’s dressing room.
Iconic Corrie star Helen, 73, final scenes aired on Christmas Day after she left the show 50 years after making her debut as Gail Platt.
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Sam was the lucky Corrie star who got Helen’s dressing roomCredit: ITV
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Colson shared backstage secrets on the latest episode of his On The Sofa podcastCredit: Instagram
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Jack revealed he was offered Helen’s dressing room firstCredit: Instagram
As one of the longest-serving stars, Helen had a dressing room in a prime location among other show legends including Bill Roache and Sally Dynevor.
Now Colson, 26, and Jack, 36, have told which of their co-stars gets to move into the location – and shared a tough backstage rule.
Speaking on their On The Sofa podcast, Colson said: “Getting your own dressing room at Corrie is a big deal.
“We’re talking 20 years of service, minimum.”
Jack chimed in: “Yeah, Sam [Aston]’s done that now. He got Helen Worth’s.”
Colson said: “He’s in prime location.”
But Jack dropped a bomb, adding: “Do you know what? They offered it to me.”
A surprised Colson asked: “They offered you golden corridor?”
Jack replied: “I got a phone call and they went, ‘it’s a dressing room chat’. And they said, ‘would you want to go into Helen’s?’
“They reason they’re offering me that… there’s a bit of a walk of fame section, like a legend’s section, where you’ve got Bill Roache, Barbara [Knox], Helen, Dave Neilson, Sally Dynevor, Sue Nicholls…
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“Those types of people who have been in the show for 40 years. They said, ‘do you want to go there?’ And I went, ‘no, because I’ve just decorated my room’.”
Colson and Jack’s co-star Sam, 31, has been a part of the show for more than two decades.
Helen was seen breaking down in tears while filming her final ever scenes in a clip released after Gail Platt’s exit aired on Christmas Day.
Often described as the most-suffering woman in soap, Gail finally got her happily ever after and left the cobbles with her husband Jesse to start a new life in France.
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