Coronation Road’s Helen Value calls MBE ‘the icing on the cake’ of ‘extraordinary’ profession

Helen Worth received an MBE from Prince William. (PA)

Helen Value acquired an MBE from Prince William. (PA)

Coronation Street star Helen Value has stated receiving an MBE for a life spent doing the job she loves is “the icing on the cake”.

The cleaning soap veteran has performed Gail Platt within the ITV collection for practically 50 years, having joined the solid in 1974, and acquired an MBE from Prince William at Windsor Fortress on Tuesday.

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Chatting with the PA information company concerning the investiture ceremony, she stated: “He (William) was so pretty, really easy. He requested all the correct questions. He was very complimentary.”

Helen Worth chats with Prince William as she receives her MBE. (PA)

Helen Value chats with Prince William as she receives her MBE. (PA)

She added: “It simply feels completely fantastic. To gather an MBE could be very particular.

“However to obtain it on this stunning constructing and to have the ability to stroll by way of it and take a look at all these photos and tapestries, I like castles and homes in historical past, and so for me to come back right here at this time is simply completely fantastic.”

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Value continued: “To have had a job and one which I like, and to have the ability to work in it’s fairly extraordinary. After which to get an award for it’s simply the icing on the cake.

“I’ve a little bit day without work to start with however I’ll stroll in with my medal the day I do.

“There are fairly just a few medals scattered across the solid. They’ve all already been given them. I’m mentioning the rear actually.”

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Helen Value and Sue Nicholls co-star in Coronation Road. (ITV)

Value’s storylines as Gail Platt have included 5 marriages, serving to daughter Sarah-Louise navigate teenage being pregnant, being pushed right into a lake by deranged serial killer husband Richard Hillman, being pushed down the steps by her personal son David, and a long-running feud with Eileen Grimshaw.

She can be identified for her scenes with display screen mum Audrey Roberts, performed by Sue Nicholls.

Additionally at Tuesday’s investiture ceremony was NHS England’s chief nursing officer Ruth Might, who acquired a damehood for her contribution to nursing, midwifery and the NHS.

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