Coronation Street SPOILER: David Platt and his mother Gail bid farewell to the street as they move out of their home in emotional scenes
David Platt and his mother Gail (Helen Worth) are set to bid farewell to their home at No. 8 on the street in emotional scenes set to air on Monday’s double-bill.
The Platts have lived at the house for decades, but have been forced to make the difficult decision to leave the iconic street after Ray Crosby manipulated David (Jack P. Shepherd) into selling him the property last year.
David sold the house after Ray (Mark Frost) convinced him to do so when he couldn’t afford to fix a sinkhole that had appeared in their back garden.
Sad send off: David Platt and his mother Gail bid farewell to the street as they moved out of their home in emotional scenes set to air on Monday’s double-bill of Coronation Street
Ray had persuaded David to sell No. 8 for his own selfish reasons, as he has acquired a number of properties in the area for his redevelopment project.
In emotional scenes, David and Gail will be seen walking through the empty house that was once their home as they pack up and move their final boxes with the help of David’s wife Shona (Julia Goulding).
Gail also tells her eldest son Nick Tilsley (Ben Price) that she has concerns about moving into a council estate at her age.
The question is, will Nick let his mother move in with him and his son Sam Blakeman (Jude Riordan), instead of going to the flat?
Difficult decision: David sold the house after Ray manipulated him to do so last year over a sinkhole in the garden, and he, Gail and wife Shona will be seen packing up
Farewell: In emotional scenes, David and Gail (pictured in an episode in 2019) will be seen walking through the empty house that was their home for decades
Despite the sad scenes, Corrie fans were joyful during the Christmas special as Shona and David finally had a happy ending after months of heartache.
The couple’s marriage has been hanging by a thread since Shona lost her memory in a tragic Christmas accident, but they will finally make their relationship official by recreating their wedding day over the festive season.
David and Shona have been trying to rebuild their marriage ever since she forgot about him after being shot last Christmas.
Sweet: Despite the sad scenes, Corrie fans were joyful during the Christmas special as Shona and David finally had a happy ending after months of heartache
Struggle: The couple’s marriage has been hanging by a thread since Shona lost her memory after she was shot in the 2019 Christmas special
The pair have struggled to express their true feelings, but will finally come clean on Christmas Day as they are brought together at the hospital after David’s daughter Lily gets a jewellery bead stuck up her nose.
David then enlists the help of his children to surprise Shona with a recreation of their wedding day, which she failed to remember, with the couple finally deciding to make their romance official.
Speaking about the heartwarming storyline, Julia told MailOnline: ‘I think she’s slowly been falling back in love with him, it’s very romantic, she’s been getting to know him and liking the person that he is.
‘I think what this triggers, the sort of the miscommunication is actually her true feelings towards him because the threat of him being taken away from her.
‘I think it lets her discover that she actually does love him, but because she struggles with getting her feelings across and the way she says things she feels in-equipped to be able to say no no. I don’t want to break up. I love you!
‘I think on the whole, this last year has been on the on the run-up to to this big this big shift in their relationship and sort of the new dawn as it were.’
Sweet: David enlisted the help of his children to surprise Shona with a recreation of their wedding day so they could make their relationship official