‘Coronation Street’ fan favourite Mary Taylor could be about to leave Weatherfield for good in the New Year, but will she actually go?
Christmas saw Mary spend some quality time with her son Jude, who was introduced just weeks ago, after she confessed to giving birth when was younger.
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Mary's friends bid her farewell
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The pair then built a close relationship over the festive period, and when Jude suggested that Mary should move to South Africa to live with his family, she accepted the offer.
Mary’s many friends on the street rally around to give her a fitting send-off and sing ‘We’ll Meet Again’ as her taxi pulls up - but when the time comes, will she really be able to say goodbye?
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Soap Families With Surprising Real-Life Age Gaps
Moira and Adam Barton (Emmerdale)(01 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 11 years
Despite her farmer's garb, Natalie J. Robb basically glows on screen, so we weren't exactly surprised to find that she wouldn't actually be old enough to be Adam Thomas's parent in the real world. (credit:REX/Shutterstock)
Goldie McQueen and her twin sons (Hollyoaks)(02 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: ??
We were as delighted as the next person to find out Chelsee Healey had landed a soap role - but the 28-year-old having on-screen twin, teenage sons? Hm. The maths isn't quite going to work now, is it... (credit:Lime Pictures)
Charity And Debbie Dingle (Emmerdale)(03 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 13 years
This mother-daughter duo have had more than their fair share of drama over the years. While Charity was supposed to be young when she gave birth, 13 might pushing it a bit. (credit:ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Mick and Nancy Carter (EastEnders)(04 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 13 years
Just over a decade separates Maddy Hill and Danny Dyer, pictured here with Kellie Bright. (credit:David Fisher/REX/Shutterstock)
Kathy and Ian Beale (EastEnders)(05 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 12 years
Let's be honest, Gillian Taylforth does look more like Adam Woodyatt's sister than his mother. (credit:BBC Pictures)
Janice and Toyah Battersby (Coronation Street)(06 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 11 years
Can we just take a second to admire Barbara Knox's ensemble, please? Done? OK.
So did Janice give birth at 11? No, she did not. There's more chance of Vicky Entwistle and Georgia being sisters. (credit:ITV/REX/Shutterstock)
Myra and Jacqui McQueen (Hollyoaks)(07 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 8 years
Claire Cooper played the eldest member of the McQueen clan until 2013, and everyone was willing to suspend their disbelief at the fact she's not even a decade younger than on-screen mum Nicole Barber-Lane. (credit:Lime Pictures)
Masood and Syed Masood (EastEnders)(08 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 13 years
Masood and Zainab's eldest son arrived in Walford four years after the rest of the family, after a fallout over the family business and as far as we're aware, the religious couple welcomed him when their school years were finished. (credit:BBC Pictures)
Audrey and Gail Platt (Coronation Street)(09 of09)
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Real-Life Age Gap: 7 years
Seriously, 'Corrie'? This one really does take the mickey. (credit:REX/Shutterstock)